enviousness

5.1

A feeling of sadness and wanting something someone else has

noun
/ˈɛnviəsnəs/

: envidia

She could not hide her enviousness when her colleague received a promotion.

Examples

Their constant enviousness of each other's achievements damaged their friendship.
Her enviousness of her sister's success was evident.
His enviousness was obvious as he stared at his friend's new car.
He felt a deep sense of enviousness towards his colleague.
His enviousness was clear when he saw his friend's new car parked outside.
She struggled to conceal her enviousness after her colleague received the award.
Their enviousness of each other's success led to frequent arguments and misunderstandings.

Synonyms

jealousy

vsenviousness

179 1.5

A feeling of anger and worry when you think someone else has what you want

is about general resentment and desire without focusing on rivalry

envy

vsenviousness

117 1.5

A feeling of wanting what someone else has and feeling upset about it

is the same mixed resentment and desire rather than a different feeling

covetousness

vsenviousness

1 8.6

A strong wish to have something that belongs to someone else

is more about resentful wanting rather than sheer intensity of desire

Antonyms

contentment

26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

How Envious

covetousness

1 8.6

jealousy

179 1.5

enviousness

5.1

longing

69 4.2

contentment

26 2.1

Surface Forms

enviousness singular

enviousnesses plural

Morphology

enviousness = envious (transparent) = envy + ous + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'envious' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

Enviousness comes from the older word envy, which comes from Latin invidia meaning 'a bad look' because people once thought jealousy was like looking at someone with dislike. So enviousness is the feeling of wanting what someone else has and feeling upset about it.