jealousadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛləs/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛləs/

Forms: α. Middle English gelus(e, Middle English gelos, Middle English gelows, Middle English–1500s gelous(e, Middle English geluce, 1500s gealous. β. Middle English ielus, ( yelowse), Middle English–1600s yelous(e, 1500s yelose, ( yeloux); 1500s–1600s iealous(e, 1600s– jealous. γ. Middle English ielius, 1500s ielious, ielyus, ielyous, 1500s–1600s iealious. δ. Middle English–1500s ialous(e, 1500s ialouss. ε. Middle English–1500s iolyce, iolyous, iolious, iolyus, ioyluse.

Etymology: Middle English gelos , etc., < Old French gelos (12th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), modern French jaloux, -ouse, = Provençal gelos , Italian geloso , Spanish zeloso < late Latin zēlōsus , < late Latin zēlus < Greek ζῆλος emulation, zeal, jealousy: see -ous suffix. The Romanic j or ge for Greek ζ, shows the analysis of Greek ζ as dz, dʒ, dj, di, evidenced in other words, in late Latin.

†1. Vehement in feeling, as in wrath, desire, or devotion:

a. Wrathful, furious. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective]

irrec825

gramec893

wemodc897

wrothc950

bolghenc1000

gramelyc1000

hotOE

on fireOE

brathc1175

moodyc1175

to-bollenc1175

wrethfulc1175

wraw?c1225

agrameda1300

wrathfula1300

agremedc1300

hastivec1300

irousa1340

wretheda1340

aniredc1350

felonc1374

angryc1380

upreareda1382

jealous1382

crousea1400

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mada1400

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wraweda1400

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angryc1405

errevousa1420

wrothy1422

angereda1425

passionatec1425

fumous1430

tangylc1440

heavy1452

fire angry1490

wrothsomea1529

angerful?1533

wrothful?1534

wrath1535

provoked1538

warm1547

vibrant1575

chauffe1582

fuming1582

enfeloned1596

incensed1597

choleric1598

inflameda1600

raiseda1600

exasperate1601

angried1609

exasperated1611

dispassionate1635

bristlinga1639

peltish1648

sultry1671

on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672

nangry1681

ugly1687

sorea1694

glimflashy1699

enraged1732

spunky1809

cholerous1822

kwaai1827

wrathy1828

angersome1834

outraged1836

irate1838

vex1843

raring1845

waxy1853

stiff1856

scotty1867

bristly1872

hot under the collar1879

black angry1894

spitfire1894

passionful1901

ignorant1913

hairy1914

snaky1919

steamed1923

uptight1934

broigus1937

lemony1941

ripped1941

pissed1943

crooked1945

teed off1955

ticked off1959

ripe1966

torqued1967

bummed1970

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xxix. 20 The woodnes of hym [sc. the Lord] shal wax feers, and gelows aȝens that man.

b. Devoted, eager, zealous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]

needfulOE

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

throc1330

fierce1377

desirousc1386

affectuousa1400

yeverousa1400

inwardc1402

earnestful?1406

rathe?c1450

zealing1459

increc1480

affectual1483

zealous1526

affectioneda1533

jealous1535

heartyc1540

affectivec1550

earnest1563

pricking1575

forward1587

affectionate1598

passiveless1602

zealful1602

full-hearteda1616

wholehearted1644

intense1645

high1649

covetous1652

thorough-hearted1656

keen as mustard1659

fell1667

fervent1673

smirk1674

zealed1679

prest1697

strenuous1713

enthusiastic1741

enthusiastical1755

whole-souled1821

con amore1828

lyrical1875

mustard1919

gung ho1942

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > hearty or zealous

affectuousa1400

affectual1483

zealous1526

jealous1535

heartyc1540

affectivec1550

gung ho1942

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. li. 18 I will be gelous to cleue vnto the thinge y^t is good.

1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Kings xix. 10 I haue bene very ielous for the Lord God of hoste.

1661 A. Marvell Let. 1 June in Wks. (1875) II. 66 Mr. Recorder and Mr. Vaux, persons as jealous in your service as I myselfe.

†2. Ardently amorous; covetous of the love of another, fond, lustful. Obsolete. (But cf. sense 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > ardently amorous or covetous of another's love

jealous14..

zealous1545

14.. Guy Warw. (Cambr.) 801 Thou woldest be so yelowse And of me so amerowse.

c1430 Syr Gener. 1070 The Quene had a ful licorous eye And a hert ful amerous; On Generides she wax gelous.

a1555 J. Bradford in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xlv. 130 I sawe certayne Letters sent from th' Emprour..Wherin was contayned theise Privities..the good simple Quene is so jelous over my Sonne..we shall make her agree unto all our Requestes [etc.].

3. Zealous or solicitous for the preservation or well-being of something possessed or esteemed; vigilant or careful in guarding; suspiciously careful or watchful. Const. of (for, over).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > vigilant in guarding

jealous1526

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. xi. 2 I am gelous over you with godly gelousy.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclvii Some maner of ielousy I wot wel is euer redy in al the hertes of my trewe seruauntes, as thus: to be ielous ouer himselfe, lest he be cause of his own disease.

1555 Pole in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 192 Myn helth..wherof I am the more jelose now then I am commonly at other tymes.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiv. sig. Q6 I am..brought..to set a high Value upon Health, and be a very Jealous Preserver of so great a Blessing.

1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xiii. vii Be jealous for thy glorious Name.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 71 The Chief is young, and jealous of his rank.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. xxv. 378 The people, jealous of their hardly-won liberties.

4. Troubled by the belief, suspicion, or fear that the good which one desires to gain or keep for oneself has been or may be diverted to another; resentful towards another on account of known or suspected rivalry:

a. in love or affection, esp. in sexual love: Apprehensive of being displaced in the love or good-will of some one; distrustful of the faithfulness of wife, husband, or lover. Const. of, archaic over (the beloved person, or the suspected rival); also of (the attentions of another, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > jealous > of lover

jealousa1250

zealous1545

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1075 He was so gelus of his wive, That he ne miȝte..I-so that man with hire speke.

a1300 Cursor Mundi 1794 O lauerdschipp was þar na strijf, Was naman Ielus of his wijf.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xii. xvii. lf. 121 b/1 The Cock..fiȝteþ for heere [a hen] specialliche as þouȝe he were Ielous.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 38 Ialous [v.rr. ielous, gelous] he was, and heeld hir narwe in Cage For she was wilde and yong and he was old.

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 23 She loued hym so moche that she was ielous ouer alle women that he spake with.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 12 A blynd man whiche had a fayre wyf of the whiche he was moche Jalous.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B The yellow daffadil, a flowre fit for gelous Dottrels, who through the bewtie of their honest wiues grew suspitious.

1611 Bible (King James) Num. v. 30 When the spirit of ielousie commeth vpon him, and hee be ielous ouer his wife.

1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 328 'Tis impossible for the most jealous Husband to know his Wife when he meets her.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I clv. 80 So young a husband's jealous fears.

1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. iii. 27 Mrs. Fausset..had been jealous of the new-comer, and resentful of her intrusion from the outset.

b. in respect of success or advantage: Apprehensive of losing some desired benefit through the rivalry of another; feeling ill-will towards another on account of some advantage or superiority which he possesses or may possess; grudging, envious. Const. of (the person, or the advantage).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > jealous

jealousc1385

yellowc1405

jealisom1599

green-eyed1600

indlinga1614

zelotypinga1660

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 331 Ffor hate or for Ielous ymagynyng.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 42 Alle were Ialouse of him, But Iason neuer thought on none of them.

1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. C.v^v You iudge but of malicious hart, and of a Ialouse brayne.

c1601 Sir C. Hatton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 2 My many iealious observers prevent my presence.

1708 F. Atterbury 14 Serm. 106 It is certain, that they look'd upon it with a jealous Eye.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxiii. 289 Several of the leading persons in the state were jealous of his glory.

1897 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 152 The Church was, as early as 1254, becoming jealous of the civil law.

c. In biblical language, said of God: Having a love which will tolerate no unfaithfulness or defection in the beloved object.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > loving

lovingOE

jealous?c1225

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > loving > not tolerating unfaithfulness

jealous?c1225

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 72 Vnder stond ancre..hwas spuse þu art. & hu heis gelus. of alle þine lates.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xx. 5 I forsothe am the Lord thi God, strong gelows [a1425 L.V. a stronge gelouse louyere].

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xx. 5 For I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Josh. xxiv. E He is an holy God, mightie, and gelous, which spareth not youre trangressions and synnes.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 6 Our very God is in a good sence said to be iealous:..you shall ever find the chastest Weomen, desiring an husband vertuously iealous.

1853 F. D. Maurice Prophets & Kings Old Test. vii. 119 God is contemplated as jealous over his people.

a. Suspicious; apprehensive of evil, fearful. Const. of, or with subordinate clause. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective]

doubtingc1425

feared1440

jealous?1533

doubtful1548

pensive1549

solicitous1621

apprehensive1633

trepidatious1904

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ei A man doutfull and suspect of ielous (soupeconeus).

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. F4 Let not the iealous daie behold that face.

1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. A2 My Maister is very iealous of the pestilence.

1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. G3^v Neuer did the Iealoust eare, Any muttering rumor heare.

a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 524 The jealous Trout, that low did lie, Rose at a wel-dissembled Flie.

1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. III. xiii. 398 I am jealous of some baneful Experiment to follow.

1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Jealous, apprehensive, ready to anticipate something..more or less unpleasant in its nature.

†b. Doubtful, mistrustful. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective]

ortrowOE

truthlessa1200

untristc1374

mistrusty?a1425

overtrowinga1425

diffidenta1460

in suspicion1471

suspicionous1474

suspectious1521

mistrustful1529

surmising1535

distrusting1549

trustless?1550

mistrusting1552

misgiving1567

suspectfula1586

misdoubtful1596

distrustfula1600

shy1600

misdoubting1601

scrupulous1608

jealousa1616

umbratiousa1639

inconfident1667

suspecting1691

unconfiding1820

untrusting1861

defiant1872

leery1896

suspicionful1911

hincty1929

a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 163 That you do loue me, I am nothing iealous .

1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 216 When..the Acceptant afterwards repents, and is jealous whether the Drawer will really accept of his Re-draughts.

a. Suspiciously vigilant against, or to prevent, something (expressed or understood); vigilant in scrutinizing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > on one's guard

warec1000

aware1095

warec1384

wareful1548

jealous1601

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 156 They are very iealous to shew themselues fearefull or base minded in word or deed.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 51 The Princesse..was jealous lest her griefe [for her brother's death] should grow to be displeased with her, for adventuring her selfe to the gust of a curious sight.

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation l. 499 They were very jealous of any Popish prince to become her husband.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. x. 328 He examined with a jealous eye the emotions he witnessed.

1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Gift 1845 48 The most jealous scrutiny of the microscope.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 549 Measures [of weight, etc.] were subject to jealous supervision.

b. transferred. Requiring suspicious or careful vigilance: delicate, ticklish. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or delicate

fine-fingered1549

brickle1568

kittle1568

tickle1569

delicate1574

trickle1579

chary1581

ticklesome1585

ticklish1591

jealous1600

tender1625

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thorny1653

parlous1657

tricksy1835

niggling1851

tricky1868

catchy1874

pernickety1884

trickish1900

fiddly1926

footery1929

1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 127 The difficultie..to finde a trustie person in so dangerous and iealous a cause as this is.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 267 Nor shall I dwell too long upon so jealous or impertinent a subject.

†7. jealous glass n. an old name for glass which is translucent, but cannot be seen through: see quots., and cf. jalousie n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > other types of glass

mirror glass1440

Venice glass1527

green glass1559

bubble glass1591

hard glass1597

window glass1606

bottle glass1626

looking-glass plate1665

opal glass1668

flint-glass1683

broad-glass1686

jealous glass1703

plate glass1728

Newcastle glass1734

flint1755

German sheet glass1777

Réaumur's porcelain1777

cut glass1800

Vauxhall1830

muslin glass1837

Venetian glass1845

latticinio1855

quartz glass1861

muff glass1865

thallium glass1868

St. Gobain glass1870

frost blue1873

crackle-glass1875

opaline1875

crackle-ware1881

amberina1883

opal1885

Jena1892

Holophane1893

roughcast1893

soda glass1897

opalite1899

milchglas1907

pâte de verre1907

Pyrex1915

silica glass1916

soda-lime glass1917

Vita-glass1925

peach-blow1930

borosilicate glass1933

Vitrolite1937

twin plate1939

sintered glass1940

gold-film1954

Plyglass1956

pyroceram1957

float glass1959

solar glass1977

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 153 Jealous Glass..is a sort of wrinkled Glass of such a Quality, that one cannot distinctly see what is done on the other side of it.

1726 R. Neve City & Country Purchaser (ed. 2) at Glass This Jealous Glass..is commonly used in and about London, to put into the lower Lights..where the Windows are low against the Street.

1879 Centenary Birmingham Libr. 32 A curious question arose [in 1821] as to the use of ‘jealous glass’ in the windows towards the bank, as provided by the original lease.]

Compounds

jealous-headed, jealous-eyed, etc.

ΚΠ

1679 M. Rusden Further Discov. Bees 122 To answer these jealous-headed persons.

1704 R. Steele Lying Lover ii. 17 That's the common Practice of your jealous headed Fellows.

1719 R. Savage Love in Veil i. i. 9 Some jealous pated Father or Brother must interfere.

1815 Woman's Will ii. i I am told he is a cursed silly, jealous-pated fellow.

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单词	jealous
释义	jealousadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛləs/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛləs/ Forms: α. Middle English gelus(e, Middle English gelos, Middle English gelows, Middle English–1500s gelous(e, Middle English geluce, 1500s gealous. β. Middle English ielus, ( yelowse), Middle English–1600s yelous(e, 1500s yelose, ( yeloux); 1500s–1600s iealous(e, 1600s– jealous. γ. Middle English ielius, 1500s ielious, ielyus, ielyous, 1500s–1600s iealious. δ. Middle English–1500s ialous(e, 1500s ialouss. ε. Middle English–1500s iolyce, iolyous, iolious, iolyus, ioyluse. Etymology: Middle English gelos , etc., < Old French gelos (12th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), modern French jaloux, -ouse, = Provençal gelos , Italian geloso , Spanish zeloso < late Latin zēlōsus , < late Latin zēlus < Greek ζῆλος emulation, zeal, jealousy: see -ous suffix. The Romanic j or ge for Greek ζ, shows the analysis of Greek ζ as dz, dʒ, dj, di, evidenced in other words, in late Latin. †1. Vehement in feeling, as in wrath, desire, or devotion: a. Wrathful, furious. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] irrec825 gramec893 wemodc897 wrothc950 bolghenc1000 gramelyc1000 hotOE on fireOE brathc1175 moodyc1175 to-bollenc1175 wrethfulc1175 wraw?c1225 agrameda1300 wrathfula1300 agremedc1300 hastivec1300 irousa1340 wretheda1340 aniredc1350 felonc1374 angryc1380 upreareda1382 jealous1382 crousea1400 grieveda1400 irefula1400 mada1400 teena1400 wraweda1400 wretthy14.. angryc1405 errevousa1420 wrothy1422 angereda1425 passionatec1425 fumous1430 tangylc1440 heavy1452 fire angry1490 wrothsomea1529 angerful?1533 wrothful?1534 wrath1535 provoked1538 warm1547 vibrant1575 chauffe1582 fuming1582 enfeloned1596 incensed1597 choleric1598 inflameda1600 raiseda1600 exasperate1601 angried1609 exasperated1611 dispassionate1635 bristlinga1639 peltish1648 sultry1671 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 nangry1681 ugly1687 sorea1694 glimflashy1699 enraged1732 spunky1809 cholerous1822 kwaai1827 wrathy1828 angersome1834 outraged1836 irate1838 vex1843 raring1845 waxy1853 stiff1856 scotty1867 bristly1872 hot under the collar1879 black angry1894 spitfire1894 passionful1901 ignorant1913 hairy1914 snaky1919 steamed1923 uptight1934 broigus1937 lemony1941 ripped1941 pissed1943 crooked1945 teed off1955 ticked off1959 ripe1966 torqued1967 bummed1970 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. xxix. 20 The woodnes of hym [sc. the Lord] shal wax feers, and gelows aȝens that man. b. Devoted, eager, zealous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] needfulOE anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 throc1330 fierce1377 desirousc1386 affectuousa1400 yeverousa1400 inwardc1402 earnestful?1406 rathe?c1450 zealing1459 increc1480 affectual1483 zealous1526 affectioneda1533 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 earnest1563 pricking1575 forward1587 affectionate1598 passiveless1602 zealful1602 full-hearteda1616 wholehearted1644 intense1645 high1649 covetous1652 thorough-hearted1656 keen as mustard1659 fell1667 fervent1673 smirk1674 zealed1679 prest1697 strenuous1713 enthusiastic1741 enthusiastical1755 whole-souled1821 con amore1828 lyrical1875 mustard1919 gung ho1942 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > hearty or zealous affectuousa1400 affectual1483 zealous1526 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 gung ho1942 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. li. 18 I will be gelous to cleue vnto the thinge y^t is good. 1560 Bible (Geneva) 1 Kings xix. 10 I haue bene very ielous for the Lord God of hoste. 1661 A. Marvell Let. 1 June in Wks. (1875) II. 66 Mr. Recorder and Mr. Vaux, persons as jealous in your service as I myselfe. †2. Ardently amorous; covetous of the love of another, fond, lustful. Obsolete. (But cf. sense 4.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > ardently amorous or covetous of another's love jealous14.. zealous1545 14.. Guy Warw. (Cambr.) 801 Thou woldest be so yelowse And of me so amerowse. c1430 Syr Gener. 1070 The Quene had a ful licorous eye And a hert ful amerous; On Generides she wax gelous. a1555 J. Bradford in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xlv. 130 I sawe certayne Letters sent from th' Emprour..Wherin was contayned theise Privities..the good simple Quene is so jelous over my Sonne..we shall make her agree unto all our Requestes [etc.]. 3. Zealous or solicitous for the preservation or well-being of something possessed or esteemed; vigilant or careful in guarding; suspiciously careful or watchful. Const. of (for, over). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > vigilant in guarding jealous1526 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. xi. 2 I am gelous over you with godly gelousy. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclvii Some maner of ielousy I wot wel is euer redy in al the hertes of my trewe seruauntes, as thus: to be ielous ouer himselfe, lest he be cause of his own disease. 1555 Pole in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 192 Myn helth..wherof I am the more jelose now then I am commonly at other tymes. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiv. sig. Q6 I am..brought..to set a high Value upon Health, and be a very Jealous Preserver of so great a Blessing. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xiii. vii Be jealous for thy glorious Name. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 71 The Chief is young, and jealous of his rank. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. xxv. 378 The people, jealous of their hardly-won liberties. 4. Troubled by the belief, suspicion, or fear that the good which one desires to gain or keep for oneself has been or may be diverted to another; resentful towards another on account of known or suspected rivalry: a. in love or affection, esp. in sexual love: Apprehensive of being displaced in the love or good-will of some one; distrustful of the faithfulness of wife, husband, or lover. Const. of, archaic over (the beloved person, or the suspected rival); also of (the attentions of another, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > jealous > of lover jealousa1250 zealous1545 a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1075 He was so gelus of his wive, That he ne miȝte..I-so that man with hire speke. a1300 Cursor Mundi 1794 O lauerdschipp was þar na strijf, Was naman Ielus of his wijf. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xii. xvii. lf. 121 b/1 The Cock..fiȝteþ for heere [a hen] specialliche as þouȝe he were Ielous. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 38 Ialous [v.rr. ielous, gelous] he was, and heeld hir narwe in Cage For she was wilde and yong and he was old. a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 23 She loued hym so moche that she was ielous ouer alle women that he spake with. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope 12 A blynd man whiche had a fayre wyf of the whiche he was moche Jalous. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. B The yellow daffadil, a flowre fit for gelous Dottrels, who through the bewtie of their honest wiues grew suspitious. 1611 Bible (King James) Num. v. 30 When the spirit of ielousie commeth vpon him, and hee be ielous ouer his wife. View more context for this quotation 1717 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 1 Apr. (1965) I. 328 'Tis impossible for the most jealous Husband to know his Wife when he meets her. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I clv. 80 So young a husband's jealous fears. 1888 M. E. Braddon Fatal Three I. iii. 27 Mrs. Fausset..had been jealous of the new-comer, and resentful of her intrusion from the outset. b. in respect of success or advantage: Apprehensive of losing some desired benefit through the rivalry of another; feeling ill-will towards another on account of some advantage or superiority which he possesses or may possess; grudging, envious. Const. of (the person, or the advantage). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > jealousy or envy > [adjective] > jealous jealousc1385 yellowc1405 jealisom1599 green-eyed1600 indlinga1614 zelotypinga1660 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 331 Ffor hate or for Ielous ymagynyng. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 42 Alle were Ialouse of him, But Iason neuer thought on none of them. 1563 B. Googe Eglogs Epytaphes & Sonettes sig. C.v^v You iudge but of malicious hart, and of a Ialouse brayne. c1601 Sir C. Hatton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 2 My many iealious observers prevent my presence. 1708 F. Atterbury 14 Serm. 106 It is certain, that they look'd upon it with a jealous Eye. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. xxiii. 289 Several of the leading persons in the state were jealous of his glory. 1897 Eng. Hist. Rev. Jan. 152 The Church was, as early as 1254, becoming jealous of the civil law. c. In biblical language, said of God: Having a love which will tolerate no unfaithfulness or defection in the beloved object. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > loving lovingOE jealous?c1225 the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > loving > not tolerating unfaithfulness jealous?c1225 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 72 Vnder stond ancre..hwas spuse þu art. & hu heis gelus. of alle þine lates. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xx. 5 I forsothe am the Lord thi God, strong gelows [a1425 L.V. a stronge gelouse louyere]. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xx. 5 For I the Lorde thy God am a gelouse God. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Josh. xxiv. E He is an holy God, mightie, and gelous, which spareth not youre trangressions and synnes. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 6 Our very God is in a good sence said to be iealous:..you shall ever find the chastest Weomen, desiring an husband vertuously iealous. 1853 F. D. Maurice Prophets & Kings Old Test. vii. 119 God is contemplated as jealous over his people. 5. a. Suspicious; apprehensive of evil, fearful. Const. of, or with subordinate clause. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > apprehension > [adjective] doubtingc1425 feared1440 jealous?1533 doubtful1548 pensive1549 solicitous1621 apprehensive1633 trepidatious1904 ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ei A man doutfull and suspect of ielous (soupeconeus). 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. F4 Let not the iealous daie behold that face. View more context for this quotation 1608 T. Middleton Your Fiue Gallants sig. A2 My Maister is very iealous of the pestilence. 1622 G. Wither Faire-virtue sig. G3^v Neuer did the Iealoust eare, Any muttering rumor heare. a1639 H. Wotton Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1651) 524 The jealous Trout, that low did lie, Rose at a wel-dissembled Flie. 1755 B. Martin Mag. Arts & Sci. III. xiii. 398 I am jealous of some baneful Experiment to follow. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. Jealous, apprehensive, ready to anticipate something..more or less unpleasant in its nature. †b. Doubtful, mistrustful. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective] ortrowOE truthlessa1200 untristc1374 mistrusty?a1425 overtrowinga1425 diffidenta1460 in suspicion1471 suspicionous1474 suspectious1521 mistrustful1529 surmising1535 distrusting1549 trustless?1550 mistrusting1552 misgiving1567 suspectfula1586 misdoubtful1596 distrustfula1600 shy1600 misdoubting1601 scrupulous1608 jealousa1616 umbratiousa1639 inconfident1667 suspecting1691 unconfiding1820 untrusting1861 defiant1872 leery1896 suspicionful1911 hincty1929 a1616 W. Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1623) i. ii. 163 That you do loue me, I am nothing iealous . View more context for this quotation 1682 J. Scarlett Stile of Exchanges 216 When..the Acceptant afterwards repents, and is jealous whether the Drawer will really accept of his Re-draughts. 6. a. Suspiciously vigilant against, or to prevent, something (expressed or understood); vigilant in scrutinizing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > [adjective] > on one's guard warec1000 warec1000 aware1095 warec1384 wareful1548 jealous1601 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 156 They are very iealous to shew themselues fearefull or base minded in word or deed. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 51 The Princesse..was jealous lest her griefe [for her brother's death] should grow to be displeased with her, for adventuring her selfe to the gust of a curious sight. 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation l. 499 They were very jealous of any Popish prince to become her husband. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. x. 328 He examined with a jealous eye the emotions he witnessed. 1843 E. A. Poe Purloined Let. in Gift 1845 48 The most jealous scrutiny of the microscope. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 549 Measures [of weight, etc.] were subject to jealous supervision. b. transferred. Requiring suspicious or careful vigilance: delicate, ticklish. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or delicate fine-fingered1549 brickle1568 kittle1568 tickle1569 delicate1574 trickle1579 chary1581 ticklesome1585 ticklish1591 jealous1600 tender1625 nicea1630 thorny1653 parlous1657 tricksy1835 niggling1851 tricky1868 catchy1874 pernickety1884 trickish1900 fiddly1926 footery1929 1600 E. Blount tr. G. F. di Conestaggio Hist. Uniting Portugall to Castill 127 The difficultie..to finde a trustie person in so dangerous and iealous a cause as this is. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 267 Nor shall I dwell too long upon so jealous or impertinent a subject. †7. jealous glass n. an old name for glass which is translucent, but cannot be seen through: see quots., and cf. jalousie n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > other types of glass mirror glass1440 Venice glass1527 green glass1559 bubble glass1591 hard glass1597 window glass1606 bottle glass1626 looking-glass plate1665 opal glass1668 flint-glass1683 broad-glass1686 jealous glass1703 plate glass1728 Newcastle glass1734 flint1755 German sheet glass1777 Réaumur's porcelain1777 cut glass1800 Vauxhall1830 muslin glass1837 Venetian glass1845 latticinio1855 quartz glass1861 muff glass1865 thallium glass1868 St. Gobain glass1870 frost blue1873 crackle-glass1875 opaline1875 crackle-ware1881 amberina1883 opal1885 Jena1892 Holophane1893 roughcast1893 soda glass1897 opalite1899 milchglas1907 pâte de verre1907 Pyrex1915 silica glass1916 soda-lime glass1917 Vita-glass1925 peach-blow1930 borosilicate glass1933 Vitrolite1937 twin plate1939 sintered glass1940 gold-film1954 Plyglass1956 pyroceram1957 float glass1959 solar glass1977 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 153 Jealous Glass..is a sort of wrinkled Glass of such a Quality, that one cannot distinctly see what is done on the other side of it. 1726 R. Neve City & Country Purchaser (ed. 2) at Glass This Jealous Glass..is commonly used in and about London, to put into the lower Lights..where the Windows are low against the Street. 1879 Centenary Birmingham Libr. 32 A curious question arose [in 1821] as to the use of ‘jealous glass’ in the windows towards the bank, as provided by the original lease.] Compounds jealous-headed, jealous-eyed, etc. ΚΠ 1679 M. Rusden Further Discov. Bees 122 To answer these jealous-headed persons. 1704 R. Steele Lying Lover ii. 17 That's the common Practice of your jealous headed Fellows. 1719 R. Savage Love in Veil i. i. 9 Some jealous pated Father or Brother must interfere. 1815 Woman's Will ii. i I am told he is a cursed silly, jealous-pated fellow. 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