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enviousness vs jealousy

jealousy vs enviousness

enviousness and jealousy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enviousness Yes No No No
jealousy Yes No No No
As nouns, jealousy is a hyponym of enviousness; that is, jealousy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enviousness:
  • enviousness: a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
  • jealousy: a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
Other hyponyms of enviousness include covetousness, green-eyed monster, penis envy.
enviousness (noun) jealousy (noun)
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another zealous vigilance
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
Difference between enviousness and jealousy

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