envy
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
Types & categories
- bitterness hypernym
- covetousness hyponym
- jealousy hyponym
- penis envy hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
feel envious towards; admire enviously
Types & categories
- admire hypernym
Related & opposite
- envy derivation
Sense 3 noun
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Types & categories
- mortal sin hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
be envious of; set one's heart on
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | begrudge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | envy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | covetous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bitterness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | covetousness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jealousy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | penis envy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | envy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | admire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | begrudge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | covetous |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mortal sin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | invidia |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | envy |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | desire |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | covet |