envy
/ˈɛnvi/noun
A bitter longing for what someone else has, whether possessions, success, or qualities.
'Green with envy' is the fixed idiom, and 'the envy of' names what others covet: 'a health system that is the envy of Europe'.
A bitter longing for what someone else has, whether possessions, success, or qualities.
'Green with envy' is the fixed idiom, and 'the envy of' names what others covet: 'a health system that is the envy of Europe'.