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jealousy

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/

Etymology

From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. Doublet of jalousie. Related also to zeal, zealous. Displaced native Old English æfest and Old English nīþ.

  1. derived from jalousie
  2. inherited from jalousie

Definitions

  1. A state of being jealous

    A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.

    • Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.
    • […]the jealousy of his foes of each other's share in the booty[…].
    • He knew what it was like to feel jealousy over the possessions of others... he'd never thought he could make someone feel the same. He didn't want to make someone feel the same. [...] "I want one for myself." Quentin's smile faded.

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Derived

interjealousy

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at jealousy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at jealousy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at jealousy

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA