Clues for the word "ENVY"

We've had 155 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 464 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on June 14, 2026.

Definition of envy

n. - Malice; ill will; spite.
n. - Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Caesar.
n. - Emulation; rivalry.
n. - Public odium; ill repute.
n. - An object of envious notice or feeling.
v. t. - To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it.
v. t. - To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.
v. t. - To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.
v. t. - To do harm to; to injure; to disparage.
v. t. - To hate.
v. t. - To emulate.
v. i. - To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at.
v. i. - To show malice or ill will; to rail.