Thesaurus: jealousy

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1. n. The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
2. n. a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
3. n. zealous vigilance
4. The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2. Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone. Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence to deserve our fondness. Rambler.
5. The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude;painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one'shappiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, orlover.I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2.Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone.Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence todeserve our fondness. Rambler.
6. n:100 n. a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) n. zealous vigilance