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What does envy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word envy? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.]
  2. An object of envious notice or feeling.
  3. (obsolete) Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling. [14th-18th c.]
  4. (obsolete) Emulation; rivalry.
  5. (obsolete) Public odium; ill repute.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To have envious feelings (at). [15th-18th c.]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge. [16th-18th c.]
  4. (obsolete) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
  5. (obsolete) To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
  6. (obsolete) To hate.
  7. (obsolete) To emulate.
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