Meaning
Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enviable From envy + -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
unenviable
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: