jealous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Unhappy because you want something that someone else has.

   She was jealous of her sister's new car.

2. 2
   adj

   Worried or angry because you think your partner may like someone else.

   He gets jealous when she talks to other men.

3. 3
   adj

   Eager to protect and keep something you value.

   They are very jealous of their independence.

First attested in 1382. From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”). Doublet of zealous.

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