envy  /ˈɛnvi/ noun [noncount] |
1 : the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has • my envyof his success • Their exotic vacations inspired envy in/among their friends. • We watched with envy as the yacht slid past us. • They were green with envy. [=they were filled with envy; they were very envious] • Her beautiful hair was an object of envy. [=people felt envy because of her beautiful hair] — sometimes used humorously after a noun that indicates an object of envy • My neighbor's new lawn mower has given me a bad case of lawn mower envy. [=I'm very envious of my neighbor's new lawn mower]
2 : someone or something that causes envy — used in the phrasethe envy of • She was the envy of all her friends. [=all her friends envied her] • Our car was the envy of the neighborhood. [=the neighbors envied us for our car]
Learn about envy as a verb.
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