завистливый — meaning in English

English meaning

• envious adjective Feeling or showing envy toward someone else's success, possessions, or good fortune.
• green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
• invidious adj Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
• jealous adj Worried or suspicious that a partner's affection has shifted elsewhere.

Senses

завистливый is used for these senses in English:

• envious Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
• green (figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
• invidious (obsolete) Envious, jealous.
• jealous Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]

green — full definition

1. adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
2. adj Inexperienced or naive.
3. adj Concerned with protecting the environment.
4. noun The colour itself, or an area of grass, especially on a golf course.
5. verb To make something more environmentally friendly.

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