Envy (?), n.; pl. Envies (#). [F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See Vision.] 1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]
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If he evade us there,
Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak.
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2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar.
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Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us. Ray.
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No bliss
Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. Milton.
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Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learned or brave. Pope.
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3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]
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Such as cleanliness and decency
Prompt to a virtuous envy. Ford.
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4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]
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To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. B. Jonson.
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5. An object of envious notice or feeling.
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This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world. Macaulay.
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Envy (?), v. i. 1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
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Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked? Jer. Taylor.
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2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] “He has . . . envied against the people.” Shak.
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