jealous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʒɛləs/

Adjective

jealous (comparative jealouser, superlative jealousest)

1. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]
2. Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. [from 14th c.]

   For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jehovah, is a jealous God. —Exodus 34:14 (NET)

3. Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]
4. Suspecting, suspicious.

Related terms

• zeal
• zealot
• zealous

Translations

• French: jaloux, jalouse
• German: eifersüchtig
• Italian: geloso, gelosa
• Portuguese: ciumento
• Russian: ревни́вый
• Spanish: celoso, encelado

Translations

• German: eifrig, eifernd
• Italian: geloso
• Portuguese: ciumento
• Russian: ре́вностный
• Spanish: celoso

Translations

• French: jaloux, envieux
• German: neidisch
• Italian: invidioso
• Portuguese: invejoso
• Russian: зави́стливый
• Spanish: envidioso

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