jealousy
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛləsi/
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celo
- A number in this land, upon a false alarm, have been in a vain jealousy and fear of Puritanism.
Examples
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The artist's jealousy of her colleague's success motivated her to improve her craft.
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So really the only way to treat jealousy is to know your value in the relationship.
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Jealousy is a good thing because jealousy is a directional signal.
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They have no jealousy, no sense of possession.
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For 300 years, our brethren have wandered from place to place, from country to country, because of the jealousy of others.
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It was conceived as the antithesis of the evil eye, the eye of jealousy and envy.
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In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned that parties "distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration" by their "ill-founded jealousies and false alarms."
Academic text (1992) -
In his draft of the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, Thomas Jefferson declared, "Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions to bind down those whom we are obliged to trust with power."
Academic text (1997) -
He felt a strong sense of jealousy over his friend's new job, which he had desired for himself.
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She guarded her family's traditions with fierce jealousy, ensuring that they were passed down through generations.
Synonyms
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3.9
A feeling of wanting to keep someone safe and cared for
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6.4
Wanting to control someone and keep them to yourself, often in relationships
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Etymology
Jealousy comes from the same old Greek root zelos, seen in the English words zeal and zealous, which mean 'great care or strong interest'. Because it began as strong care, jealousy also came to mean watching or guarding something very carefully, which is why the word can describe fierce protection.