enviable

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛnvi.əbl̩/

Adjective

enviable

1. Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
   • My Miscellanies by Wilkie Collins

     He had achieved many enviable dramatic successes before this time.

   • Monsieur Lecoq by Emile Gaboriau

     This quarter of the city had at that time anything but an enviable reputation.

Related terms

• unenviable

Translations

• German: beneidenswert
• Italian: invidiabile
• Portuguese: invejável
• Russian: зави́дный
• Spanish: envidiable

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