Envy | Mean of envy in English Dictionary

/ˈɛnvi/

• Noun
• the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has
1. my envy of his success
2. Their exotic vacations inspired envy in/among their friends.
3. We watched with envy as the yacht slid past us.
4. They were green with envy. [=they were filled with envy; they were very envious]
5. Her beautiful hair was an object of envy. [=people felt envy because of her beautiful hair]
6. My neighbor's new lawn mower has given me a bad case of lawn mower envy. [=I'm very envious of my neighbor's new lawn mower]
• someone or something that causes envy
1. She was the envy of all her friends. [=all her friends envied her]
2. Our car was the envy of the neighborhood. [=the neighbors envied us for our car]
• Verb
• to feel a desire to have what someone else has
1. I envy you for your large group of friends.
2. They envied his success. = They envied him for his success.
3. I envy the way you've made so many friends.
4. I don't envy you your dental problems. [=I'm glad that I don't have your dental problems]