1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard
to arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.
Collier.
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
Rambler. 2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some
excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior.
Shak.
Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes.
Froude. 3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share.
T. Gray. 4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]
If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall.
J. Fletcher. 5. To hate. [Obs.] Marlowe.
6. To emulate. [Obs.] Spenser.
Envy
(En"vy) v. i.
1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; — used especially
with at.
Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?
Jer. Taylor. 2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . . envied against the people." Shak.
