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• jealous, zealous — A jealous person feels resentment or suspicion because of rivalry or competition of some sort: Sue was jealous of her beautiful sister. A zealous person is active, diligent, devoted: He was the most admired, zealous worker in the plant. Jealous… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Jealous — Jeal ous, a. [OE. jalous, gelus, OF. jalous, F. jaloux, LL. zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal, jealousy, Gr. zh^los. See {Zeal}, and cf. {Zealous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful. [1913 Webster] I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• jealous — jeal|ous [ˈdʒeləs] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: jelous, from Late Latin zelus; ZEAL] 1.) feeling angry and unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had →↑envious jealous of ▪ Why are you so jealous of his success? ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• jealous — adjective 1 feeling angry and unhappy because someone has something that you would like envious (+ of): Why are you so jealous of his success? | make sb jealous: It makes me jealous, seeing all these women with babies. 2 feeling angry and unhappy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jealous — [[t]ʤe̱ləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is jealous, they feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight.… …   English dictionary

• jealous — jeal|ous [ dʒeləs ] adjective * 1. ) slightly angry because someone else has something you would like, or can do something you would like to do: I expect some of your colleagues will be jealous. jealous of: Other girls were jealous of her good… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jealous — adjective 1) he was jealous of his sister s popularity Syn: envious, covetous, desirous; resentful, grudging, begrudging, green (with envy) Ant: proud, admiring 2) a jealous lover Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• jealous — jealously, adv. jealousness, n. /jel euhs/, adj. 1. feeling resentment against someone because of that person s rivalry, success, or advantages (often fol. by of): He was jealous of his rich brother. 2. feeling resentment because of another s… …   Universalium

• jealous*/ — [ˈdʒeləs] adj 1) upset because someone has something that you would like to have, or can do something that you would like to do I expect some of your colleagues will be jealous.[/ex] 2) angry and upset because someone who you love is giving… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Person To Bunny — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Person to Bunny series = Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck caption = Title Card for Person to Bunny director = Friz Freleng story artist = Michael Maltese animator = Arthur Davis Virgil Ross voice actor = Mel Blanc… …   Wikipedia

• jealous — adj. 1 (often foll. by of) fiercely protective (of rights etc.). 2 afraid, suspicious, or resentful of rivalry in love or affection. 3 (often foll. by of) envious or resentful (of a person or a person s advantages etc.). 4 (of God) intolerant of… …   Useful english dictionary