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Vinony

jealousy

noun

  1. emotion referring to the thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and envy over relative lack of possessions, status or something of great personal value
  2. fearful of losing something one already has
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. Doublet of jalousie. Related also to zeal, zealous. Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.

  1. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

    “Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.”

    “[…]the jealousy of his foes of each other's share in the booty[…].”

  2. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

    “For euer I supoosed that he had ben to yonge and to tendyr to take vpon hym these aduentures / And therfore by my wille I wold haue dryuen hym aweye for Ialousy that I had of his lyf / for it maye be no yong knyghtes dede that shal enchyeue this aduenture to the ende”