# jealousy

Pronunciation: say "JEL-uh-see" /ˈd͡ʒɛləsi/

## Noun

1. The state or feeling of being jealous, as when someone resents a rival or envies what another person has.
   - Simple: The unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has, or of fearing you will lose someone to another person.
   - _His jealousy over his brother's success slowly poisoned their relationship._
   - _Old jealousies between the two departments came back to the surface during the merger._

## Noun

2. Close and watchful concern for someone or something. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Careful, watchful worry about someone or something you care about.
   - _Her jealousy for the family's good name made her watch every guest closely._
   - _The town council guarded its ancient rights with a jealousy that outsiders found hard to understand._

## Origin

From Middle English jalousie, from Old French jalousie, equivalent to jealous + -y. It is a doublet of jalousie and also related to zeal and zealous.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/jealousy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).