envious

1. 1.

   showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

   “he was never covetous before he met her”

   “jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions”

   “envious of their art collection”

   Synonymscovetousjealous

   Similardesirous

Questions about envious

What does envious mean?

envious means "showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages".

How many syllables are in envious?

envious has 3 syllables: en-vi-ous. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛnviəs/.

What is another word for envious?

Close synonyms include covetous, jealous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is envious a common word?

envious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.