jealous (ˈdʒɛləs
)
Definitions
adjective
- suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival ⇒
a jealous lover
- postpositive and foll by of resentful (of) or vindictive (towards), esp through envy ⇒
a child jealous of his brother
- postpositive and foll by of possessive and watchful in the maintenance or protection (of) ⇒
jealous of one's reputation
- characterized by or resulting from jealousy
- obsolete or biblical demanding exclusive loyalty ⇒
a jealous God
- an obsolete word for zealous
Alternative Forms
ˈjealously adverb ˈjealousness nounWord Origin
C13: from Old French gelos, from Medieval Latin zēlōsus, from Late Latin zēlus emulation, jealousy, from Greek zēloszealSynonyms
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suspicious,
suspecting,
guarded,
protective,
wary,
doubtful,
sceptical,
attentive,
anxious,
apprehensive,
vigilant,
watchful,
zealous,
possessive,
solicitous,
distrustful,
mistrustful,
unbelieving,
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envious,
grudging,
resentful,
begrudging,
green,
intolerant,
green-eyed,
invidious,
green with envy
desirous,
covetous,
emulous,
Translations
- British English:
jealous
If someone is jealous, they feel angry because they think that another person is trying to take away someone or something that they love.He got jealous and there was a fight.ˈdʒɛləs ADJECTIVE He got jealous and there was a fight.
- Spanish:
celoso
adj celosa
- French:
jaloux
adj
- German:
eifersüchtig
adj
- Chinese: 妒忌的 adj
- Arabic: غَيُورٌ adj
- Portuguese: ciumento adj ciumenta
- Russian: ревнивый adj ревнивая
- Croatian: ljubomoran adj ljubomorna
- Czech: žárlivý adj
- Danish: jaloux adj
- Dutch: jaloers adj
- Finnish: mustasukkainen adj
- Greek: ζηλιάρης adj ζηλιάρα
- Italian: geloso adj gelosa
- Japanese: 嫉妬深い adj
- Korean: 질투하는 adj
- Norwegian: sjalu adj
- Polish: zazdrosny adj zazdrosna
- Brazilian Portuguese: ciumento adj ciumenta
- European Spanish:
celoso
adj celosa
- Swedish: svartsjuk adj svartsjukt
- Thai: อิจฉา adj
- Turkish: kıskanç adj
- Vietnamese: ghen tị adj
Usage examples
OK, so he felt jealous of the guy, but no need to give him the satisfaction of knowing he felt jealous.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)He still fumes at the invective he has had to face: "People have been jealous of me.
India Today (1998)Heppner was in terrific company, too, as the jealous Moor who is too quick to believe his wife unfaithful.
canada.com (2004)The long-lost lover turns out to be a jealous psychopath who hired private detectives to track down his former girlfriend.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Josie echoed, for never in her life had she thought anyone would be jealous of her.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)