Jealousness

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being jealous. uncountable

    "To show you how these two spirits work together, someone may come to you with a lie about your spouse; and after the jealousness sets in, you may wonder what they are doing when they are away from you."

Example

More examples

"To show you how these two spirits work together, someone may come to you with a lie about your spouse; and after the jealousness sets in, you may wonder what they are doing when they are away from you."

Etymology

From Middle English jelousnesse; equivalent to jealous + -ness.

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