green-eyed

1. 1.

   suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

   “a jealous lover”

   Synonymsjealousoverjealous

   Similardistrustful

Questions about green-eyed

What does green-eyed mean?

green-eyed means "suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival".

How many syllables are in green-eyed?

green-eyed has 2 syllables and divides as gree-n-eyed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.