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green-eyed

green-eyed

12 6.0
Feeling jealous because you fear being replaced
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡriːn aɪd/
: celoso
  • Pure, green-eyed jealousy.
  • the green-eyed monster
  • green-eyed beauty
  • the green-eyed jealousy

Examples

  • The captain's green-eyed gaze met hers evenly.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • In spite of all the splendid attributes of competence, dignity, and self-respect that accompanied the honorable and valiant Othello in his military career, he was merely mortal, an easy victim of the green-eyed monster.

    Blog text (16)

  • Days when the green-eyed monster bites deep have been known to find me in angry tears over the same music.

    Blog text (7)

  • He felt green-eyed envy when he saw his friend win the award.

  • Her green-eyed looks revealed her jealousy of the attention he was getting.

  • Don't let green-eyed emotions cloud your judgment in this competition.

Synonyms

jealous
vsgreen-eyed
327 1.8

Feeling worried that someone you love may like someone else

is used for rivalry and fear of being replaced in various contexts
green with envy
vsgreen-eyed
  • Informal
7 4.5

Feeling very jealous because someone has something you want

emphasizes rivalry and fear of being displaced rather than wanting others' things

Antonyms

content
165 1.0

Feeling happy and satisfied with what you have

secure
154 3.6

Feeling confident and free from worry or doubt

How Jealous

possessive
29 3.8
green-eyed
12 6.0
jealous
327 1.8
envious
47 2.4

Surface Forms

green-eyed positive

Morphology

green-eyed = green + eye (semi-transparent) = green + eye + ed

Formed from 'green' + 'eye' + '-ed' in a recognisable way, but the idiomatic sense 'jealous' requires knowledge of 'green with envy' or related idioms.

Etymology

Green-eyed comes from the famous phrase 'green-eyed monster' used by Shakespeare in his play Othello. The color green in that phrase became a picture of 'jealousy', so to be green-eyed is to show jealous feelings.