enviable
Syllables: en·vi·a·ble/ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩//ˈɛn.vɪ.ə.b(ə)l/
enviable adjective: arousing or likely to arouse envy.
Adjective
enviable (comparative more enviable, superlative most enviable)
- Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
- Sundrie other Gent[lemen] reſt beholden to this hundred, for their dvvellings, vvho, in an enuiable mediocritie of fortune, do happilie poſſeſſe themſelues, and communicate their ſufficient means to the ſeruice of their prince, the good of their neighbours, and the bettering of their ovvn eſtate...1609, Richard Carew, “The Second Booke”, in The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC, folio 117, verso
- In the course I have taken, I have met, and do daily meet, so many vexations, that I may with truth assure you, that my situation is anything rather than enviable, though it is my happiness to act with those that are far the best that probably ever were engaged in the public service of this country...1779 May 25 (date written), Edmund Burke, “Edmund Burke, Esq., to Richard Shackleton”, in Harold J[oseph] Laski, editor, Letters of Edmund Burke: A Selection […] (The World’s Classics; CCXXXVII)...
- Antonyms:
- unenviable
enviable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
enviable in Tamil
- பொறாமையுறத்தக்க
enviable in Urdu
- پسندیدہ, قابل رشک
enviable in Bengali
- ঈর্ষাযোগ্য, কাম্য
enviable in Malayalam
- അസൂയാവഹമായ, അസൂയപ്പെടത്തക്ക, അസഹനീയമായ
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- enviable in Kannada
- ಅಸೂಯೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸುವ, ಕರುಬುಂಟು ಮಾಡುವ, ಅಸೂಯಾಜನಕ, ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಣೀಯ
Examples of enviable in a sentence
- To superficial observers it might well seem that William [III of England] was, at this time, one of the most enviable of human beings.1851, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XI, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume III, London: Longman...
- He [Douglas William Jerrold] had achieved many enviable dramatic successes before this time.1863, [William] Wilkie Collins, “Douglas Jerrold”, in My Miscellanies. […], volume II, London: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 83:
- This quarter of the city had at that time anything but an enviable reputation.1881, Émile Gaboriau, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Lecoq, the Detective. […] (Gaboriau’s Sensational Novels; IV), part I (The...
- As enviable as summer in the Hamptons can be -- stunning weather, beaches, greenery, produce, and yes, people -- autumn is when the east end of Long Island becomes truly magical.2019 September 26, Brekke Fletcher, “Fall in the Hamptons means the happiest hour of all”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Oct...
Antonyms of enviable
Forms of enviable
| comparative | more enviable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most enviable |
Origin of enviable
From envy + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives).
Words formed from enviable
Questions about enviable
- What does enviable mean?
- Enviable means arousing or likely to arouse envy.
- What is enviable in Tamil?
- Enviable in Tamil is பொறாமையுறத்தக்க. See Enviable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use enviable in a sentence?
- To superficial observers it might well seem that William [III of England] was, at this time, one of the most enviable of human beings.
- What part of speech is enviable?
- Enviable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce enviable?
- Enviable is pronounced /ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/ (UK).
Words near enviable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: enviable (page history and authors); enviable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enviable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Enviable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enviable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); enviable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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