Jealous (adjective)
jeal·ous [jel-uhs]
adjective
1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
2. feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc. (often followed by of): He was jealous of his brother's wealth.
3. characterized by or proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage; jealous intrigues.
4. inclined to or troubled by suspicions or fears of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims: a jealous husband.
5. solicitous or vigilant in maintaining or guarding something: The American people are jealous of their freedom.
6. Bible. intolerant of unfaithfulness or rivalry: The Lord is a jealous God.
Related forms
jeal·ous·ly , adverb
jeal·ous·ness , noun
o·ver·jeal·ous , adjective
o·ver·jeal·ous·ly , adverb
o·ver·jeal·ous·ness , noun
un·jeal·ous , adjective
un·jeal·ous·ly , adverb
Can be confused
enviable, envious
Related Words for jealous
skeptical, envious, protective, anxious, suspicious, apprehensive, possessive, resentful, intolerant, attentive, covetous, demanding, grasping, green-eyed, guarded, invidious, jaundiced, questioning, rival, solicitous
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Origin: 1175–1225; Middle English jelous, gelos < Old French gelos ( French jaloux ) < Vulgar Latin *zelosus, equivalent to Late Latin zel ( us ) zeal + osus -ose
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Contemporary Examples of jealous
His acolytes, some of whom refer to themselves as “health freedom fighters” are undeterred by this sort of jealous shoptalk.
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Honey Boo Boo, Snake Oil, and Ebola: The Weird World of Young Living Essential Oils
Kent Sepkowitz
December 5, 2014
Jealous of her young male friend who was permitted to ride his bike around shirtless, she once ripped off her top, too.
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Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’
Kevin Fallon
September 26, 2014
It even makes Cersei jealous to the point where she calls her out on it at the Purple Wedding.
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Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie on Brienne of Tarth’s Epic S4 Finale Showdown with The Hound
Marlow Stern
June 16, 2014
Elle.com published a piece entitled “Why This Photo of Gisele Bündchen Breastfeeding Makes Me Jealous .”
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Why Do We Love Gisele Bundchen but Hate Gwyneth Paltrow?
Erin Cunningham
May 15, 2014
The behavior of Tyrion towards Sansa is part of what makes her jealous .
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Game of Thrones’ Sibel Kekilli Discusses Shae’s Treachery at the Trial of Tyrion Lannister
Marlow Stern
May 13, 2014
Historical Examples of jealous
Not that in his presence she became vain or petty or jealous ; that would have been impossible.
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
To his jealous eyes came a vision of that excursion to the hospital.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Even the most jealous of that most jealous of professions, surgery, had to admit that he got results.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
No one ever felt this intensity of jealous rage about a mother or a sister.
The Man Shakespeare
Frank Harris
In reality they were jealous of each other with an inconceivable intensity.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
