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Hly2004 Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
"jealous" and "envy"
Except the part of speech,is there any difference in other respect?
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Yeah, jealousy gives the distinct impression that you are fearful of being replaced by the person of whom you are jealous. One is generally jealous of rivals, and jealousy makes one bitter and resentful. Envy, on the other hand tends to lack the fear aspect.
- Yeah, jealousy gives the distinct impression that you are fearful of being replaced by the person of whom you are jealous.
- One is generally jealous of rivals, and jealousy makes one bitter and resentful.
- Envy, on the other hand tends to lack the fear aspect.
- One may still become embittered and be envious of a rival, but it is the envious person who wants to replace the object of envy.
- One might use 'covetous' as a synonym.
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Yeah, jealousy gives the distinct impression that you are fearful of being replaced by the person of whom you are jealous. One is generally jealous of rivals, and jealousy makes one bitter and resentful.
Envy, on the other hand tends to lack the fear aspect. One may still become embittered and be envious of a rival, but it is the envious person who wants to replace the ob
Envy, on the other hand tends to lack the fear aspect. One may still become embittered and be envious of a rival, but it is the envious person who wants to replace the ob
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Although these two words can sometimes be used interchangeably, they don't quite mean the same thing, and in most contexts, one is more appropriate to use over the other. I'll try to explain this as best I can. To be envious of someone usually means that, not only do you desire some posession or quality which they have but you feel resentment towards that person because they have it. It might be
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