jealous

adj.

1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
2. 1. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
   2. Inclined to suspect rivalry.
3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.

[Middle English jelous, from Old French gelos, jealous, zealous, from Vulgar Latin *zēlōsus, from Late Latin zēlus, zeal. See zeal.]

jealously jeal'ous·ly adv.
jealousness jeal'ous·ness n.

SYNONYMS   jealous, covetous, envious. These adjectives mean resentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages: jealous of a friend's success; covetous of my neighbor's possessions; envious of their art collection.

adjective

1. Fearful of the loss of position or affection: clutching, possessive. See owned/unowned.
2. Resentfully or painfully desirous of another's advantages: covetous, envious, green-eyed, invidious. See desire.

adj

Definition: desirous; wary
Antonyms: confident, content, satisfied, trusting, unconcerned, unresentful

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

adj.

Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

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IN BRIEF: Suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival.

I felt a little jealous when my replacement on the field scored a goal.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - jaloux, skinsyg, misundelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
jaloers, afgunstig, waakzaam

Français (French)
adj. - jaloux, envieux, vigilant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eifersüchtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζηλιάρης/-ικος, ζηλόφθονος, ζηλότυπος, επιφυλακτικός, δύσπιστος

Italiano (Italian)
geloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ciumento (m), ciumenta (f)

Русский (Russian)
ревнивый, завистливый, ревностный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - envidioso, celoso, receloso, desconfiado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avundsjuk, svartsjuk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嫉妒的, 留心的, 羡慕的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嫉妒的, 留心的, 羡慕的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 질투하는 , 경계하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 嫉妬深い, そねむ, 守るに汲々とした, 油断のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غيور, حسود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקנא, קנאי‬

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