غيار adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
غيران adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
غَيُور adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
غَيُور adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)

Armenian

3 entries

խանդոտ adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
նախանձախնդիր adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
նախանձոտ adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

qısqanc adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Belarusian

1 entries

раўні́вы adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Bulgarian

3 entries

завистлив adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
ревни́в adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ревностен adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)

Catalan

3 entries

gelós adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
gelós adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
gelós adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Chickasaw

3 entries

hopoo adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
hopoo adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
hopoo adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Chinese

1 entries

食醋 adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries

呷醋 adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
葡萄 adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

吃醋 adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
吃醋 adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
妒忌 adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
妒忌 adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)

Czech

1 entries

žárlivý adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Danish

3 entries

jaloux adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
misundelig adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
skinsyg adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Dutch

1 entries

jaloers adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Esperanto

1 entries

ĵaluza adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Estonian

2 entries

armukade adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
kade adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Faroese

1 entries

øvundsjúkur adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Finnish

4 entries

epäileväinen adj (suspecting, suspicious)
kateellinen adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
mustasukkainen adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
mustasukkainen adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)

French

4 entries

envieux adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
jalouse adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
jaloux adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
jaloux adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Galician

1 entries

ciumento adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Georgian

4 entries

ეჭვიანი adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ეჭვიანი adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
მოშურნე adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
შურიანი adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

German

4 entries

eifernd adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
eifersüchtig adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
eifrig adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
neidisch adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Greek

4 entries

ζηλιάρης adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ζηλότυπος adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
ζηλόφθονος adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
φθονερός adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Hebrew

1 entries

מקנא adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Hungarian

3 entries

féltékeny adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
féltő adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
irigy adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Icelandic

1 entries

afbrýðisamur adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Indonesian

2 entries

cemburu adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
iri adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Irish

4 entries

éad a bheith agat/ort adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
éad a bheith agat/ort adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
éad a bheith agat/ort adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
éadmhar adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Italian

4 entries

gelosa adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
geloso adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
geloso adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
invidioso adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Japanese

4 entries

やきもちをやく adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
妬ましい adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
嫉妬 adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
嫉妬深い adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Khmer

4 entries

ច្រណែន adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ច្រណែន adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
ប្រច័ណ្ adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
ប្រច័ណ្ឌ adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Korean

2 entries

시기(猜忌)하다 adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
질투(嫉妬)하다 adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Latvian

2 entries

greizsirdīgs adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
skaudīgs adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Lithuanian

3 entries

budrus adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
pavydus adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
įtarus adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Louisiana Creole

2 entries

jalou adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
jalou adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Macedonian

1 entries

љубоморен adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Malay

1 entries

cemburu adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Malayalam

2 entries

അസൂയയുള്ള adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
അസൂയാലുവായ adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Māori

1 entries

hae adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Norwegian

2 entries

misunnelig adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
sjalu adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Old Irish

1 entries

is ét la adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Persian

1 entries

رشکین adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Polish

2 entries

zazdrosny adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
zazdrosny adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Portuguese

3 entries

ciumento adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ciumento adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
invejoso adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Romanian

1 entries

gelos adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Russian

4 entries

зави́дующий adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
зави́стливый adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
ре́вностный adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
ревни́вый adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Sanskrit

1 entries

ईर्षु adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

eudmhor adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
eudmhor adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
farmadach adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

ljubomoran adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
љубоморан adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Slovak

1 entries

žiarlivý adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Slovene

2 entries

ljubosumen adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ljubosumen adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)

Spanish

4 entries

celoso adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
celoso adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
celoso adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
encelado adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Swedish

2 entries

avundsjuk adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
svartsjuk adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Tagalog

2 entries

panibugho adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
selos adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Tahitian

1 entries

pohehae adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Tajik

1 entries

рашкин adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Tamil

1 entries

பொறாமையான adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Turkish

2 entries

kıskanç adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
kıskanç adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Ukrainian

2 entries

за́здрісний adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
ревни́вий adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Vietnamese

2 entries

ghen adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)
ghen tị adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)

Walloon

1 entries

djalot adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Welsh

4 entries

cenfigennus adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
eiddigeddus adj (protective, guarding; careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates)
eiddigeddus adj (envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise)
eiddigus adj (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection)

Sample sentences

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He was sick of being vilified all the time by people who were jealous of his ability.

Source: tatoeba (1938)

The other girls are jealous of Lily because she is extremely pretty.

Source: tatoeba (29661)

Everybody was jealous of my success.

Source: tatoeba (32177)

Mr Brown is jealous of his colleague's success.

Source: tatoeba (34235)

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