Meaning
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy From Middle English envie, from Old French envie, from Latin invidia (“envy”), from invidere (“to look at with malice”), from in- (“on, upon”) + videre (“to look, see”). Doublet of envie. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *zavistь (“envy”). Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
kindness
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: