envies

SayEN-veez/ˈɛnviz/

2 meanings of envies

1
noun
Plural of envy.
Old envies between the two branches of the family surfaced again at the reading of the will.
The novel is full of the petty envies and rivalries of a small-town newsroom.
2
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative of envy.
He openly envies his neighbor's quiet, well-paid job.
No one who has seen her schedule envies her the promotion.

envies is a form of envy

envy, noun: Resentful desire for something that belongs to someone else, whether a material possession or something less tangible. Full entry

Forms: envyenvies plural
Spelling: envy → envies: change y to i, add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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