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convoitise — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • covetousness noun Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
  • envy noun A feeling of resentful longing for something someone else has.
  • jealousy noun A feeling of resentment or insecurity caused by fear of losing someone's affection or by envy of another's advantage.
  • lust noun A strong feeling of desire, especially sexual desire.

Senses

convoitise is used for these senses in English:

  • covetousness Immoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
  • envy Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]
  • lust (archaic) A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.

envy — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of resentful longing for something someone else has.
  2. verb To feel resentful desire for what someone else has.

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