celoso — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clingy adj Overly dependent on or attached to another person, especially a partner.
- jealous adj Worried or suspicious that a partner's affection has shifted elsewhere.
- possessive adj Reluctant to share or give up something one considers one's own.
- zealous adj Filled with energetic enthusiasm or eagerness, especially for a cause or duty.
Senses
celoso is used for these senses in English:
- clingy (informal, usually, derogatory) Pathetically attached to, or possessive of someone, usually a significant other.
- jealous Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]
- jealous Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover. [from 14th c.]
- jealous Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]
- possessive Unwilling to yield possession of.
- zealous Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
clingy — full definition
- adj Overly dependent on or attached to another person, especially a partner.
- adj Tending to stick to a surface.
jealous — full definition
- adj Worried or suspicious that a partner's affection has shifted elsewhere.
- adj Resentful of someone else's advantage, success, or possessions.
- adj Fiercely protective of something valued.