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for jealous: 1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position. 2a. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others. b. Inclined to suspect rivalry. 3. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts. 4. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name. 5. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
for envious: 1. Feeling, expressing, or characterized by envy: At times he regarded the wounded soldiers in an envious way
. He wished that he, too, had a wound, a red badge of courage (Stephen Crane). See synonyms at jealous. 2. Archaic Eager to emulate; emulous.
the meanings are similar, but not identical.
as to usage - jealousy for cases where 'jealous -meaning 1' above is meant.
envious/envy for almost all cases apart from that above: envious of your success, envious of her good looks
but, as the AHD entries suggest, the terms are, or are becoming, practically synonymous. |
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