jealous

Definition of jealous in English English dictionary: Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise
The neighbouring towns were jealous of this honourable supremacy.; Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity; Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates; {a} suspicious, fearful, cautious, tender; Fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection; Protective, guarding; Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful; Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover; Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful; showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; adj Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping; jalou; Bitterly or enviously competitive; If you are jealous of another person's possessions or qualities, you feel angry or bitter because you do not have them. She was jealous of his wealth You're jealous because the record company rejected your idea. + jealously jeal·ous·ly Gloria eyed them jealously; {s} envious, covetous, resentful of another's possessions or success; caused by envy or resentment; having envious or resentful feelings; zealous, vigilant; intolerant; suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover; If someone is jealous, they feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight. + jealously jeal·ous·ly The formula is jealously guarded; Suspecting rivalry; suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"; Exacting exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry
Jealous God: God of the old testament who forbids the Jews from worshipping any other gods or idols
jealous guy: man who does not tolerate rivalry, man who guards what he considers his
jealous husband: man who is suspicious and possessive of his wife (especially in regards to her interactions with other men)
jealous wife: wife who is suspicious and possessive of her husband (especially in regards to his interactions with other women)
jealousness: The state or condition of being jealous
be jealous of: be highly envious of, desire something which belongs to another
be jealous of one's rights: be envious of another's privileges or rights
getting jealous: becoming jealous, growing envious
jealously: with jealousy; in an envious manner; "he looked at his friend's new car jealously"
jealously: In a jealous manner
jealously: with jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously
jealously: enviously, covetously, grudgingly; vigilantly, zealously; intolerantly
jealously: with jealousy; "he guarded his privacy jealously"
jealousness: {i} jealousy, resentment, envy, covetousness; vigilance, zealousness; intolerance
jealousness: State or quality of being jealous
made him jealous: stirred his jealousy, made his eyes pop out of their sockets
was jealous of: envied -

jealous

Hyphenation

jeal·ous

Turkish pronunciation

celıs

Synonyms

anxious, apprehensive, attentive, begrudging, covetous, demanding, doubting, emulous, envious, envying, grabby, grasping, green-eyed, grudging, guarded

Antonyms

confident, content, satisfied, trusting, unresentful

Pronunciation

/ˈʤeləs/ /ˈʤɛləs/

Etymology

[ je-l&s ] (adjective.) 13th century. 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.