ENVY

[en.vy] n, pl envies [ME envie, fr. OF, fr. L invidia, fr. invidus envious, fr. invidere to look askance at, envy, fr. in- + videre to see--more at wit] (13c) 1: painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage

2. obs: malice

3: an object of envious notice or feeling "his new car made him the ~ of his friends"

[2]envy vb en.vied ; en.vy.ing vt (14c) 1: to feel envy toward or on account of

2. obs: begrudge ~ vi, obs: to feel or show envy -- en.vy.ing.ly adv