enviousness

/ˈɛnviəsnəs/ noun

The state of being envious.

Word Origin From Latin 'invidere' meaning 'to look at with envy', literally 'to look upon' (in- + videre 'to see'). Enviousness is the quality of being envious. The root 'vid' (see) gives us 'visual', 'visible', 'evident' (seen clearly), and 'interview' (seeing between). So envy is a kind of looking — often with malice.

noun The state of being envious. countable

Her enviousness was evident when she saw her colleague's promotion.

(名词) 嫉妒;妒忌;眼红 【嫉妒状态】

当她看到同事晋升时,她的嫉妒之心显而易见。

(sustantivo) envidia [El estado de ser envidioso; envidia.]

Su envidia fue evidente cuando vio el ascenso de su colega.

(nom) envie; jalousie [État d'une personne qui est envieuse.]

Son envie était évidente lorsqu'elle a appris la promotion de sa collègue.

(Substantiv) Neid; Missgunst [Der Zustand, in dem jemand Neid empfindet, insbesondere gegenüber dem Erfolg oder Besitz anderer.]

Ihre **enviousness** war offensichtlich, als sie die Beförderung ihrer Kollegin sah.

(名詞) 嫉妬している状態、羨望の状態

同僚の昇進を見たとき、彼女の嫉妬心が明らかだった。

(substantivo) inveja; invejosidade [O estado de ser invejoso.]

Sua inveja ficou evidente quando ela viu a promoção de sua colega.

Word parts: envi + ous + ness

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