Definizione monolingua

jealous

jealous (comparative more jealous, superlative most jealous)

1. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someones affections; suspicious of a lover or spouses fidelity. [from 13th c.]
2. Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. [from 14th c.]
3. Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

     I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die.

   • 1899, Mark Twain, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

     The neighbouring towns were jealous of this honourable supremacy

Definizione dizionario jealous

	geloso
	fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection
	Bitterly disappointed not to have something that someone else owns.

	gelosa
	fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection

invidioso

Altri significati:

(to) envy

Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]

Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]

Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. [from 14th c.]

(deeply) jealous

suspecting rivalry

Fearing that a beloved person has feelings for someone else or is loved by someone else.

protective, guarding

bitterly or enviously competitive

envious (feeling, etc.)