n.
Pronunciation: ' en-v ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural envies
Etymology: Middle English envie, from Anglo-French, from Latin invidia, from invidus envious, from invid ē re to look askance at, envy, from in- + vid ē re to see ― more at WIT
Date: 13th century
1 : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
2 obsolete : MALICE
3 : an object of envious notice or feeling <his new car made him the envy of his friends>