n. & v.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by another's better fortune etc.
2 the object or ground of this feeling (their house is the envy of the neighbourhood).
--v.tr. (-ies, -ied) feel envy of (a person, circumstances, etc.) (I envy you your position).
Derivatives:
envier n.
Etymology: ME f. OF envie f. L invidia f. invidere envy (as IN-(1), videre see)