envious vs jealous :

envious or jealous

Although these are often treated as synonyms, there is a difference. Youare envious of what others have that you lack. Jealousy, on the otherhand, involves wanting to hold on to what you do have. You can bejealous of your boyfriend’s attraction to other women, but you’reenvious of your boyfriend’s CD collection.

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Definitions
  envious
  • s  showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
    envious of their art collection
  jealous
  • s  showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
    jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
  • s  suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
    a jealous lover
News & Articles
  envious
  • Hedge Funds for the Masses?
    Those who caricature hedge fund managers portray them as rich, secretive market gurus who occupy cult status among admirers and envious followers. For many, the term "hedge fund" itself has an almost showbiz allure and the big names that occupy this space are certainly larger-than-life figures. Consider George Soros, who broke the Bank of England; John Paulson, the contrarian who foresaw the ...
    June 10, 2013 - U.S.News & World Report LP via Yahoo! News
  • Hedge Funds for the Masses?
    Those who caricature hedge fund managers portray them as rich, secretive market gurus who occupy cult status among admirers and envious followers. For many, the term "hedge fund" itself has an almost showbiz allure and the big names that occupy this space are certainly larger-than-life figures. Consider George Soros, who broke the Bank of England; John Paulson, the contrarian who foresaw the ...
    June 10, 2013 - U.S.News & World Report LP via Yahoo! News
  • China's May Retail Sales Growth Misses Gov't Target; Exports Soft
    China said today retail sales grew 12.9% in May from a year earlier, an envious gain from by global standards but below the government’s full-year target at a time of worry in the country about the pace of economic growth.
    June 9, 2013 - Forbes
  jealous
  • NEWS: Nintendo Image Share Service For Animal Crossing: New Leaf Now Available In English
    Show off your town to all your jealous friends! 3DS owners can now take advantage of Nintendo's Image Share service in English by going to http://i.nintendo.net in their 3DS browser and following the instructions. This service, which has been available in Japanese for a few months already, allows users to upload screenshots from Animal Crossing: New Leaf to Twitter or Tumblr. The service ...
    June 17, 2013 - Nintendo World Report
  • E3 2013's Survival Revival: Outlast, The Evil Within And Daylight
    These days, you can't swing a dead cat inside the Los Angeles Convention Center without hitting at least five or six competitive, online, first-person-shooters. The FPS market is, in a word "crowded," leaving many gamers clamoring for something different. With the prevalence of regenerating health, ammo supplies that would make Tony Montana jealous, and the general handholding of most games ...
    June 16, 2013 - Forbes
  • Jennifer Aniston Is Jealous of Kate Middleton's Hair
    Jennifer Aniston tells the July 2013 issue of Marie Claire that she's jealous of Kate Middleton's hair and talks about how she'll style her tresses for her wedding to Justin Theroux
    June 13, 2013 - Us Weekly via omg!