kateellinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• envious adjective Feeling or showing envy toward someone else's success, possessions, or good fortune.
• jealous adj Worried or suspicious that a partner's affection has shifted elsewhere.

Senses

kateellinen is used for these senses in English:

• envious Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
• green-eyed (figuratively) Jealous; envious.
• jealous Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]

jealous — full definition

1. adj Worried or suspicious that a partner's affection has shifted elsewhere.
2. adj Resentful of someone else's advantage, success, or possessions.
3. adj Fiercely protective of something valued.

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