envyingn.
/ˈɛnvɪɪŋ/ The action of envy v.1; concrete in plural jealousies, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [noun]
downcrying1575
envying1587
envies1622
jaundice1629
the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [noun] > envy
evestOE
envyc1280
envioustya1382
viea1400
grudgingc1420
invyc1440
emulation1561
enviousness1561
envying1587
grudgement1845
begrudgery1874
society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [noun] > with ill will
envying1587
emulation1588
emulosity1716
niggle1964
1587 J. Hooker in tr. Giraldus Cambrensis Vaticinall Hist. Conquest Ireland Ep. Ded. sig. Aiiiv, in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II You..haue through so much enuiengs..perseuered in your attempts.
1611 Bible (King James) 2 Cor. xii. 20 Debates, enuyings, wraths, strifes. View more context for this quotation
1611 Bible (King James) Rom. xiii. 13 Let us walke..not in strife and enuying . View more context for this quotation
1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man xiii. §25. 269 This envying at Gods goodness to others, is in effect a murmuring against God.
1864 M. Gatty Parables 4th Ser. 23 What could put comparisons, and envyings into their heads?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
envyingadj.
/ˈɛnvɪɪŋ/ That envies.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > envious
sickOE
envious1340
envyinga1382
emulous1609
invious1622
invidious1668
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xxvi. 11 The enuyende puples.
Derivatives
ˈenvyingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adverb] > enviously
enviously1596
envyingly1861
1861 Romance Dull Life xli. 300 She noticed envyingly the force of mild and intelligent silence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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