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Added 9 October 2026

envious

/ˈɛnviːəs/ adjective

In Latin: invidus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about envious at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.
he was never covetous before he met her

Origin

From Middle English envious, from Anglo-Norman envious, from Old French envieus, envious (modern French envieux), from Latin invidiōsus; more at envy. Doublet of invidious, borrowed directly from Latin. Displaced native Old English æfestiġ.

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