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envie — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
  • yearning noun A deep, wistful longing for something.

Senses

envie is used for these senses in English:

  • envy Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]
  • hangnail A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
  • urge A strong desire; an itch to do something.
  • yearning A wistful or melancholy longing.

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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