/ ˈdʒeləsi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
[ U ] a feeling of being jealous :
I felt sick with jealousy.
sexual jealousy
2.
[ C ] an action or a remark that shows that a person is jealous :
I'm tired of her petty jealousies.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French gelosie , from gelos , from medieval Latin zelosus , from Latin zelus zeal, jealousy.