Jealousy

//ˈd͡ʒɛləsi//

Synonyms for "jealousy" (11 found)

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

213 translations across 75 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • xhelozi noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • xhelozi noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • zili noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • zili noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • φθόνος noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Arabic

4 entries
  • حسد noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • حَسَد noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • حَسَد noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • غيرة noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Armenian

2 entries
  • խանդ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • նախանձ noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Assamese

1 entries
  • হিংসা noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • qısqanclıq noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Belarusian

4 entries
  • за́вісць noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • за́йздрасць noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • за́йздрасць noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • рэ́ўнасць noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • за́вист noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ре́вност noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Catalan

2 entries
  • gelosia noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • gels noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • nsanje noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 妒忌 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • 嫉妒 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 妒嫉 noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • 妒忌 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • 妒忌 noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • 嫉妒 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • зависть noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Czech

2 entries
  • závist noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • žárlivost noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Danish

3 entries
  • jalousi noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • misundelighed noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • misundelse noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Dutch

4 entries
  • afgunst noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • afgunst noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ijver noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ijverzucht noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ĵaluzo noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Faroese

1 entries
  • øvundsjúka noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Finnish

2 entries
  • kateus noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • mustasukkaisuus noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

French

4 entries
  • convoitise noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • envie noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • envie noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • jalousie noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Galician

4 entries
  • acexo noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ciúme noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ciúmes noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • cío noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Georgian

4 entries
  • ეჭვიანობა noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • შური noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • შური noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • შურიანობა noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

German

4 entries
  • Eifersucht noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • Missgunst noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • Missgunst noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • Missgunst noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Greek

3 entries
  • ζήλια noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ζήλια noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ζήλια noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קִנְאָה noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Hindi

2 entries
  • ईर्षा noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • जलन noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Hungarian

2 entries
  • féltékenykedés noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • féltékenység noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Icelandic

2 entries
  • afbrýði noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • afbrýðisemi noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Ido

1 entries
  • jaluzeso noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Irish

1 entries
  • formad noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Italian

2 entries
  • gelosia noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • invidia noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Japanese

4 entries
  • しっと noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ねたみ noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ジェラシー noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • 妬み noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Kapampangan

2 entries
  • pamagselus noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • pamangalalu noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Khmer

4 entries
  • ប្រចណ្ឌ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ប្រចណ្ឌ noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ឥច្ឆា noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ឥស្សា noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Korean

2 entries
  • 부러움 noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • 질투 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Latin

2 entries
  • invidia noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • zelus noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Latvian

1 entries
  • greizsirdība noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • zawisć noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Macedonian

2 entries
  • завист noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • љубомора noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Magahi

2 entries
  • 𑂅𑂩𑂹𑂎𑂰 noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • 𑂙𑂰𑂯 noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Malayalam

4 entries
  • അസൂയ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • അസൂയ noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • അസൂയ noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • കുശുമ്പ് noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Middle English

1 entries
  • jalousie noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Māori

1 entries
  • pūngaengae noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • wivivu noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • misunnelse noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • sjalusi noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • sjalusi noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Occitan

1 entries
  • gelosiá noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Old English

4 entries
  • andung noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • andung noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • æfēst noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • æfēstnes noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • format noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Persian

3 entries
  • حسادت noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • حسد noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • رشک noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Polish

4 entries
  • zawiść noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • zawiść noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • zazdrość noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • zazdrość noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • ciúme noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ciúmes noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • inveja noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • inveja noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਈਰਖਾ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Romanian

2 entries
  • gelozie noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • invidie noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Russian

4 entries
  • за́висть noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • за́висть noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)
  • ре́вность noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ре́вность noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • eud noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • eud noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • eud noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • jȃl noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ljubòmora noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ljubòmora noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • ljubòmora noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Silesian

1 entries
  • zŏwiść noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Slovak

2 entries
  • závisť noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • žiarlivosť noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Slovene

2 entries
  • ljubosumje noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • zavist noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Spanish

4 entries
  • achares noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • celambre noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • celera noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • celo noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Swahili

1 entries
  • ghera noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Swedish

3 entries
  • avund noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • avundsjuka noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • svartsjuka noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Sylheti

1 entries
  • ꠎꠟꠣ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Tagalog

1 entries
  • selos noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Tajik

1 entries
  • рашк noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Tamil

4 entries
  • அழுக்காறு noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • எரிச்சல் noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • பொறாமை noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • பொறாமை noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Tarifit

2 entries
  • tusmin noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • tusmin noun (close, zealous vigilance, envy)

Telugu

2 entries
  • అసూయ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ఈర్ష్య noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Tulu

2 entries
  • ಅಸೂಯ noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ಅಸೂಯ noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kıskançlık noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • за́висть noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • за́здрощі noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)
  • за́здрість noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • за́здрість noun (a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold)

Urdu

4 entries
  • ایرشا noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • ایرکھا noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • جلن noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
  • حسد noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Uzbek

1 entries
  • rashk noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ghen noun (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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There's no love without jealousy.

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I was beside myself with jealousy when my youngest sister rose in the world.

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You need to come to terms with your jealousy of this young man.

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I can't stand her jealousy.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.