Kind long I know, But I am a stickler when it comes to the word envy . from dictionary.com
en·vy
[en-vee] noun, plural -vies, verb, -vied, -vy·ing.
noun
1.
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
2.
an object of envious feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates.
3.
Obsolete . ill will.
verb (used with object)
4.
to regard with envy; be envious of: He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession.
verb (used without object)
5.
Obsolete . to be affected with envy.
Origin:
1250—1300; (noun) Middle English envie < Old French < Latin invidia, equivalent to invid ( us ) envious (derivative of invidēre to envy; see invidious) + -ia -y3 ; (v.) Middle English envien < Old French envier < Medieval Latin invidiāre, derivative of Latin invidia
Related forms
en·vy·ing·ly, adverb
un·en·vied, adjective
un·en·vy·ing, adjective
un·en·vy·ing·ly, adverb
Can be confused: envy, jealousy (see synonym note at the current entry ).
Synonyms
1. enviousness. Envy and jealousy are very close in meaning. Envy denotes a longing to possess something awarded to or achieved by another: to feel envy when a friend inherits a fortune. Jealousy, on the other hand, denotes a feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one more rightfully deserves: to feel jealousy when a coworker receives a promotion. Jealousy also refers to anguish caused by fear of unfaithfulness. 4. resent. Envy, begrudge, covet refer to one's attitude toward the possessions or attainments of others. To envy is to feel resentful and unhappy because someone else possesses, or has achieved, what one wishes oneself to possess, or to have achieved: to envy the wealthy, a woman's beauty, an honest man's reputation. To begrudge is to be unwilling that another should have the possessions, honors, or credit that person deserves: to begrudge a man a reward for heroism. To covet is to long jealously to possess what someone else possesses: I covet your silverware.
Copied most of this from wiki , this definition has been my understanding for decades.
" Envy" and "jealousy" are often used interchangeably, but in standard usage they stand for two distinctly different emotions. Jealousy is the result or fear of losing someone or something that one is attached to or possesses to another person (the transfer of a lover's affections in the typical form),
while envy is the resentment caused by another person having something that one does not have, but desires for oneself. In its simplest form, then, envy involves two people, and jealousy three people,but of course it is possible to be envious of more than one individual at any given time. Envy may involve wanting the beauty, wealth, abilities or socioeconomic status of another individual or group. Jealousy relates to that which I hold dear and wish to conserve; envy to that thing which I desire for myself, or would wish to deny my rival. Therefore we say that an academic is "jealous" of his theories (which might be overturned and thus "taken away" by his detractors), or that a government functionary is jealous of his perogatives. "Schadenfreude" means taking pleasure in the misfortune of others, and so might be considered an outgrowth of envy in certain situations.
Aristotle (in Rhetoric) defined envy (φθόνος phthonos) "as the pain caused by the good fortune of others", while Kant defined it as "a reluctance to see our own well-being overshadowed by another's because the standard we use to see how well off we are is not the intrinsic worth of our own well-being but how it compares with that of others" (in Metaphysics of Morals).
One who does not envy but is a compassionate friend to all ... such a devotee is very dear to Me. - Krishna in Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 12, Verse 15.
The eternal soul falls into the material sphere and undergoes repeated birth and death in a cycle of ignorance because of envying Krishna (the Supreme Personality of Godhead). Envy is thus the root source of all subsequent sins and the cause of continued "maya", or suffering in illusion. The conditioned soul gives up envy by regulated activities under the direction of the guru, or spiritual master.
In Hinduism, envy is a disastrous emotion. Hinduism maintains that anything which causes the mind to lose balance with itself leads to misery. This was displayed in the epic Mahabharata wherein the chief villain, Duryodhana launches the Kurukshetra war because of the prosperity of his cousins. He is known to have remarked "Father! The prosperity of the Pandavas (cousins) is burning me deeply! I cannot eat, sleep or live in the knowledge that they are better off than me!"
(my fave part when i struggle with envy next sentence..)Hinduism debates that envy can be handled by understanding that he/she is enjoying the fruits of their past karmic actions and that one should not allow such devious emotions to take control of the mind or else one would end up in the situation as the antagonist of the Mahabharata.
In Islam, envy (Hassad in Arabic) can destroy one's good deeds. Therefore, one must be content with what God has given to them by saying Maashallah (God has willed it).[citation needed]Where he wishes for himself a blessing like that which someone else has, without wanting it to be taken away from the other person. This is permissible and is not called hasad. Rather, it is called ghibtah.
Muhammad said, "Do not envy each other, do not hate each other, do not oppose each other, and do not cut relations, rather be servants of Allah as brothers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to disassociate from his brother for more than three days such that they meet and one ignores the other, and the best of them is the one who initiates the salaam." Saheeh al-Bukhaaree [Eng. Trans. 8/58 no. 91], Saheeh Muslim [Eng. Trans. 4/1360 no. 6205, 6210]
Buddhism
The term mudita (sympathetic joy) is defined as taking joy in the good fortune of others. This virtue is considered the antidote to envy and the opposite of schadenfreude.
esire to have a quality, possession, or other attribute belonging to (someone else): "he envied tall people"; "I envy Jane her happiness".
Sorry had one too many vape hits tonight... OR not enough?
