enviousness
Example Sentences
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For that reason, perhaps, being free from that enviousness that characterizes so many girls, she was a beauty-lover.
From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Halsey, Rena I.
Mr. Hooker was apparently examining the elegant furniture and luxurious accommodation with his usual resentful enviousness.
From Clarence by Harte, Bret
"Do not give way to the enviousness of your sister's lot," he admonished her, very grave, in his deep voice.
From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph
To business people, it denotes enviousness and covetousness.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
"It's nothing but enviousness," he said in a lowered tone, which had a stimulating effect upon my wearied hearing.
From Falk A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph
