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The correct spelling is envies.
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noun
Say it like: Env-ees
The correct spelling is envies. Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- 2.An object of envious notice or feeling.
- 3.Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- 4.Emulation; rivalry.
- 5.Public odium; ill repute.
verb
- 1.To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
- 2.To have envious feelings (at).
- 3.To give (something) to (someone) grudgingly or reluctantly; to begrudge.
- 4.To show malice or ill will; to rail.
- 5.To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
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