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Definition of Jealousy

1. Noun. A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival).

2. Noun. Zealous vigilance. "Cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"

Definition of Jealousy

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.

Definition of Jealousy

1. Noun. A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity. ¹

2. Noun. A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold. ¹

3. Noun. Envy towards another's possessions ¹

4. Noun. (archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jealousy

1. a jealous feeling [n -SIES]

Medical Definition of Jealousy

1. An irrational reaction compounded of grief, loss of self-esteem, enmity against the rival and self criticism. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jealousy

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Literary usage of Jealousy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1906)
"Indeed, jealousy is so ancient that it existed before human nature itself, as witness the present day manifestations of this passion in the lower animals. ..."

2. Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist: A Popular Illustration of the Principles by Richard Green Moulton (1901)
"When Othello. we turn to analyse the Plot, this is found to be a network of Intrigue—the mode of action in which jealousy most naturally finds vent; ..."

3. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"HAVING, in my yesterday's paper, discovered the nature of jealousy, ... The following advertisement refers to this and the preceding paper on jealousy. ..."

4. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1913)
"Fear has no meaning for him when once his jealousy is roused. ... Animals a little lower down the scale exhibit a different kind of jealousy. ..."

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