Jealous

English

Etymology

First coined 1382, Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus < Ancient Greek ζήλος (zēlos), “‘zeal, jealousy’”) < ζηλόω (zēloō), “‘to emulate, to be jealous’”). Cognate to zeal.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛləs

Adjective

Jealous (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Jealous

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. (colloquial, proscribed) envious

   He is jealous of the success of others

2. Bitterly or enviously competitive.
3. Suspecting rivalry.
4. Fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection.
5. Protective, guarding.

Usage notes

Using “jealous” to mean “envious” is proscribed, but widely used. Careful use distinguishes these, using jealous to mean “protective of one’s own position or possessions” – one “jealously guards what one has” – and envious to mean “desirous of others’ position or possessions” – one “envies what others have”.

Derived terms

• jealously adverb
• jealousy noun
• jealousness noun

Related terms

• zeal
• zealot
• zealous

Translations

bitterly or enviously competitive

Armenian: նախանձոտ hy(hy) (naxanjot), նախանձ hy(hy) (naxanj) Chinese: Mandarin: 羡慕 cmn(cmn) (xiànmù), 妒忌 cmn(cmn) (dùjì) Crimean Tatar: küncü Danish: jaloux da(da) Dutch: jaloers nl(nl) Filipino: inggit Finnish: mustasukkainen fi(fi)

French: jaloux fr(fr) m., jalouse fr(fr) f. Japanese: 羨ましい ja(ja) (うらやましい, urayamashii), 妬ましい ja(ja) (ねたましい, netamashii) Polish: zawistny pl(pl) Russian: завистливый ru(ru) (zavístlivyj), завидующий ru(ru) (zavídujuščij), ревнивый ru(ru) (revnívyj) Tagalog: inggit tl(tl) Turkish: kindar tr(tr)

suspecting rivalry

Arabic: غيور ar(ar) (ghayuur), حسود ar(ar) (Hasuud) Egyptian Arabic: [[غيار#Template:Arz|غيار]] (ghayyaar) Chinese: Mandarin: 妒忌 cmn(cmn) (dùjì), 吃醋 cmn(cmn) (chīcù) (of rival in love) Danish: jaloux da(da) Dutch: jaloers nl(nl) French: jaloux fr(fr) m., jalouse fr(fr) f.

German: eifersüchtig de(de) Japanese: 妬ましい ja(ja) (ねたましい, netamashii), 嫉妬 ja(ja) (しっと, shitto), 嫉妬深い ja(ja) (しっとぶかい, shitto-bukai) Polish: zazdrosny pl(pl) Russian: ревнивый ru(ru) (revnívyj), ревнующий ru(ru) (revnújuščij) Slovene: ljubosumen m., ljubosumna f., ljubosumno n.

fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection

Danish: jaloux da(da) Dutch: jaloers nl(nl) Filipino: selos French: jaloux fr(fr) m., jalouse fr(fr) f. German: eifersüchtig de(de) Italian: geloso it(it) m., gelosa it(it) f.

Japanese: 妬ましい ja(ja) (ねたましい, netamashii) Russian: ревнивый ru(ru) (revnívyj) Slovene: ljubosumen m., ljubosumna f., ljubosumno n. Spanish: celoso es(es) m., celosa es(es) f. Tagalog: selos tl(tl)

protective, guarding

Danish: jaloux da(da) Russian: ревностный ru(ru) (révnostnyj)

Slovene: ljubosumen m., ljubosumna f., ljubosumno n.

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Spanish: envidioso

Anagrams

• aejlosu,
• jalouse

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