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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Envy Vs jealous

Many people use these words to indicate similar meaning. What's the difference between "to be envy" and "to be jealous "?
  

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Nouns: envy, jealousy Adjectives: envious, jealous "to be envy" is therefore wrong in the sense that you presumably intend (should be "to be envious"). The difference between these words is not trivial to explain, and people do not anyway always agree. com/2013/06/25/whats-the-difference-between-envy-and-jealousy/ Tip: for any pair of similar English words, X and Y, typing difference between X and Y into Google will usually yield plenty of helpful results.

— GPY

  • Nouns: envy, jealousy Adjectives: envious, jealous "to be envy" is therefore wrong in the sense that you presumably intend (should be "to be envious").
  • The difference between these words is not trivial to explain, and people do not anyway always agree.
  • com/2013/06/25/whats-the-difference-between-envy-and-jealousy/ Tip: for any pair of similar English words, X and Y, typing difference between X and Y into Google will usually yield plenty of helpful results.
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Nouns: envy, jealousy
Adjectives: envious, jealous

"to be envy" is therefore wrong in the sense that you presumably intend (should be "to be envious").

The difference between these words is not trivial to explain, and people do not anyway always agree. These links may be of interest:

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GPYTip: for any pair of similar English words, X and Y, typing difference between X and Y into Google will usually yield plenty of helpful results.
I know that and have already done that,but everyboby had their own way of differentiating those two words, I was confused that's why I asked for a clear understanding. By the way, Thank you for the links.
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