- Types Of Speech
- You can use envy as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Envy
- A 2 syllables noun and 4 letters with the letters e, n, v, and y, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters nv. Envy starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, en, env, and the ending characters are y, vy, nvy, ..
- Definition
- Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Envy is set as a grade six word that starts with e, ends with y, 2 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is envy a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Envy in Pig Latin is said as "envyay or envyway".
- Unigram
- e | n | v | y
- Bigram
- en | nv | vy
- Trigram
- env | nvy
- Quadrigram
- envy
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
- a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another
- Verb Examples
- be envious of;
set one's heart on - feel envious towards;
admire enviously
Synonym | Definition |
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Acedia | apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
Acerbity | a sharp and bitter manner |
Acrimony | a sharp and bitter manner |
Anger | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
Avarice | reprehensible acquisitiveness insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
Avaritia | reprehensible acquisitiveness insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
Begrudge | wish ill or allow unwillingly |
Biliousness | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger "his temper was well known to all his employees" |
Bitterness | a sharp and bitter manner |
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Anagram | Definition |
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Envy | spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
View English words with the unique letters used in envy. Words With The Letters Envy
Word | Definition |
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Begrudge | wish ill or allow unwillingly |
Envy | spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
Word | Definition |
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Deadly Sin | |
Mortal Sin |
Name | Male | Female |
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Envyi | No | Yes |
Envy | Yes | Yes |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Envy (4 letters) | 10 | 11 | envy |
Envy Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters