Definitions for jealous

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jealous jeal·ous

Spelling: [jel-uh s]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛl əs/

Jealous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in jealous (aejlosu).

Definitions for jealous

adjective

1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of):
2. feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc. (often followed by of):
3. characterized by or proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment:
4. inclined to or troubled by suspicions or fears of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims:
5. solicitous or vigilant in maintaining or guarding something:
6. Bible. intolerant of unfaithfulness or rivalry:

Origin of jealous

1175-1225; Middle English jelous, gelos Old French gelos (French jaloux) Vulgar Latin *zēlōsus, equivalent to Late Latin zēl(us) zeal + ōsus -ose<

Examples for jealous

The behavior of Tyrion towards Sansa is part of what makes her jealous.

jealous of her young male friend who was permitted to ride his bike around shirtless, she once ripped off her top, too.

No one ever felt this intensity of jealous rage about a mother or a sister.

His acolytes, some of whom refer to themselves as “health freedom fighters” are undeterred by this sort of jealous shoptalk.

In reality they were jealous of each other with an inconceivable intensity.

Even the most jealous of that most jealous of professions, surgery, had to admit that he got results.

Not that in his presence she became vain or petty or jealous; that would have been impossible.

To his jealous eyes came a vision of that excursion to the hospital.

It even makes Cersei jealous to the point where she calls her out on it at the Purple Wedding.

Elle.com published a piece entitled “Why This Photo of Gisele Bündchen Breastfeeding Makes Me jealous.”