jealous
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
he was never covetous before he met her
Related & opposite
- invidia derivation
- avariciousness derivation
- envy derivation
- wishful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
a jealous lover
Related & opposite
- distrustful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | invidia |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | avariciousness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | envy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wishful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | distrustful |