She was the envy of the town.
His face went green with envy.
Her fashions caused envy among poorer students.
Envy is one of the roots of evil.
I envy you.
Example sentence:"I envy her beautiful singing voice."It means the subject is jealous of, or wishes he/she had.Sometimes the phrase "green with envy" is used, like in an exclamation"I am simply green with envy!"This would mean that the subject is envious.The Wikipedia definition of envy is: "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it"
Yes, the word 'envy' is a noun; a word for a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck; a word for an emotion; a word for a thing.The word 'envy' is also a verb: envy, envies, envying, envied.
The abstract noun form of the adjective 'envious' is enviousness.The word 'envious' is the adjective form of the abstract noun envy.
Emily's Easter raiment was the cause of considerable envy among her friends when they encountered her at the morning church service.
She Envy's Me
i envy you.
I envy you for posting this question before me...
i never envy soniya to see her glorious life.
"I envy your good posture. I have never been able to stand so straight."
I envy you.
Fear and envy are emotions indigenous to all human beings.
His quadraphonic sound system was the envy of all his mates.
Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
Envy is a adjective and a verb. I was envious of her. She envied my skills.
Example sentence:"I envy her beautiful singing voice."It means the subject is jealous of, or wishes he/she had.Sometimes the phrase "green with envy" is used, like in an exclamation"I am simply green with envy!"This would mean that the subject is envious.The Wikipedia definition of envy is: "occurs when a person lacks another's (perceived) superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it"
I had envy against my best friend when we got in a huge fight.