[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/envy/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) / envy # envy noun (envy, uncountable); verb (envy, envies, envied, envying) «envy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Envy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#m1) 2. To envy someone is to wish you had what they have. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#m2) 3. Someone or something that is «the envy of» others is admired and wanted by them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#m3) 4. (church) Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#m4) ### In the lessons In ethics and stories, envy is a feeling that can make people unkind or jealous; fairy tales like Snow White show its harm. In everyday talk «I envy you» can also be friendly: «I envy your holiday!». Phrases: «green with envy», «the envy of the class», «full of envy», «I don't envy you» (I would not like to be in your place). ### Examples - She felt envy when her friend got a new bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x1) - I envy you; you get to go to the beach! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x2) - The queen was green with envy of Snow White's beauty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x3) - Our new playground is the envy of other schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x4) - I don't envy him; he has three tests tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x5) - Christians list envy among the seven deadly sins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x6) - He tried to turn his envy into hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x7) - Ducks have strong passions, whether they feel envy or pity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/#x8) ### Note Noun (uncountable) and verb; past «envied». Adjective: envious. Envy vs jealousy: envy is wanting what another has; jealousy is often fear of losing what you have (but people often mix them). «Green with envy» is an idiom; nobody turns green. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: Wisdom books call envy harmful. Proverbs says it is the rottenness of the bones, and tradition counts it as a sin, since the Tenth Commandment forbids coveting. In the primary lessons: In ethics and stories, envy is a feeling that can make people unkind or jealous; fairy tales like Snow White show its harm. In everyday talk «I envy you» can also be friendly: «I envy your holiday!». Phrases: «green with envy», «the envy of the class», «full of envy», «I don't envy you» (I would not like to be in your place). ### Examples - For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x1) - Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. (Writings PRO.3.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x2) - A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones. (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x3) ### Note Noun (uncountable) and verb; past «envied». Adjective: envious. Envy vs jealousy: envy is wanting what another has; jealousy is often fear of losing what you have (but people often mix them). «Green with envy» is an idiom; nobody turns green. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «envy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/envy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«envy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/envy.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «envy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«envy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/envy.html) on Mova free.