jealousy
Syllables: jeal·ous·y/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/
jealousy noun: a state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
Noun
jealousy (countable and uncountable, plural jealousies)
- A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
- a man of many jealousies
- She was mad with jealousy.
- 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
jealousy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jealousy in Hindi
- jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
- जलन jalan, ईर्षा īrṣā
jealousy in Tamil
- jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
- பொறாமை poṟāmai, அழுக்காறு aḻukkāṟu
- a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold
- பொறாமை poṟāmai, எரிச்சல் ericcal, வயிற்றெரிச்சல் vayiṟṟericcal
jealousy in Marathi
- jealousy, envy
- मत्सर matsar
jealousy in Urdu
- jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)
- حَسَد hasad, اِیرْشا īrśā, جَلَن jalan, اِیرْکھا īrkhā, رَشْک raśk
More languagesFewer languages
- jealousy in Bengali
- হিংসা hiṅśa
- jealousy in Telugu
- అసూయ asūya, ఈర్ష్య īrṣya
- jealousy in Malayalam
- അസൂയ asūya, കുശുമ്പ് kuśumpŭ
- jealousy in Kannada
- ಕರುಬು, ಕಣ್ಗುರುಬು, ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಕಿಚ್ಚು, ಬೇಗುರಿಕತನ
- jealousy in Punjabi
- ਈਰਖਾ īrakhā
- jealousy in Gujarati
- અદેખાઈ adekhāī, મચ્છર macchar
- jealousy in Sanskrit
- मत्सर matsará
- jealousy in Assamese
- হিংসা hiṅxa
- jealousy in Tagalog
- selos
- jealousy in Arabic
- غَيْرَة ḡayra, حَسَد ḥasad, غَبْط ḡabṭ
- jealousy in Vietnamese
- ghen, lòng ghen tị
- jealousy in Myanmar
- ဝန်တိုမိစ္ဆာ wantuimichca
Examples of jealousy in a sentence
- Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.1907, Charles J. Archard, The Portland Peerage Romance:
- […]the jealousy of his foes of each other's share in the booty[…].1891, Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne, R. W. Phipps, transl., Memoirs Of Napoleon Bonaparte:
- He knew what it was like to feel jealousy over the possessions of others... he'd never thought he could make someone feel the same.2010 September 10, Scott Sigler, THE STARTER: Space Opera Adventure, Empty Set Entertainment, →ISBN:
Synonyms of jealousy
Antonyms
Forms of jealousy
| plural | jealousies |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | jealousie |
Origin of jealousy
From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. Doublet of jalousie. Related also to zeal, zealous. Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.
Words formed from jealousy
Questions about jealousy
- What does jealousy mean?
- Jealousy means a state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
- What is jealousy in Hindi?
- Jealousy in Hindi is जलन (jalan), ईर्षा (īrṣā). See Jealousy meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use jealousy in a sentence?
- Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.
- What part of speech is jealousy?
- Jealousy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jealousy?
- Jealousy is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/.
- What is the plural of jealousy?
- The plural of jealousy is jealousies.
Words near jealousy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jealousy (page history and authors); मत्सर (Marathi) (page history and authors); হিংসা (Bengali) (page history and authors); jealousy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); અદેખાઈ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); मत्सर (Sanskrit) (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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