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jealousie

jealousie is the obsolete spelling of jealousy.

Meaning of jealousy

Noun

jealousy (countable and uncountable, plural jealousies)

  1. A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
    • a man of many jealousies
    1. (archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
      • 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 ende1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “vij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book VIII

Questions about jealousie

What is jealousie the obsolete spelling of?
Jealousie is the obsolete spelling of jealousy.

Words near jealousie in the dictionary

  1. jealouse
  2. jealoused
  3. jealouser
  4. jealouses
  5. jealousest
  6. jealousie
  7. jealousies
  8. jealousing
  9. jealously
  10. jealousness
  11. jealousy

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