jeal ‧ ous /ˈdʒeləs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: jelous , from Late Latin zelus ; ⇨ ↑ zeal ]
1 . feeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had ⇨ envious
jealous of
Why are you so jealous of his success?
You’re just jealous of her.
► Do not say ‘jealous about’ someone or something or ‘jealous with’ someone. Say jealous of someone or something.
2 . feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them:
She gets jealous if I even look at another woman.
He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.
jealous husband/wife/lover etc
3 . jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it:
a country jealous of its heritage
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THESAURUS
▪ jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have:
Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.
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Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
▪ envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has:
When I saw the garden, I was really envious.
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She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
▪ green with envy very envious:
You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
▪ covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
The King was a covetous and grasping man.