What is the difference between envy and jealousy?

Answer 1

envy =
1
a) A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
b) The object of such feeling: Their new pool made them the envy of their neighbors.
2. Obsolete. Malevolence.

whereas
jealousy =
Jealousy is an emotion experienced by one who perceives that another person is giving something that s/he wants or feels is due to them (often attention, love, respect or affection) to an alternate. For example, a child will likely become jealous when their parents give sweets to a sibling but not to them. An adult may become jealous if they observe that their lover is flirting with someone else, perceiving a threat to their relationship. While the child's jealousy might be assuaged if they received candy from their parents as well, the jealous lover desires that the affections of their lover be directed exclusively to themselves and would not be assuaged by an equal share of attention.

Answer 2

Difference Between Jealousy And Envy

Answer 3

Jealousy Vs Envy

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Few things can more thoroughly embitter the human spirit and poison brotherly relationships than the spirit of envy. It is of special interest to notice what place jealousy is given in order of vices by Bible writers. Comparing anger and jealousy, wise King Solomon said: “Wrath is ruthless, and anger a torrent; but before jealousy who can stand?” (Prov. 27:4, AT) Anger is like a torrential flood. True, the flood leaves ruin in its wake, but the flood at least subsides. There is some relief. But jealousy—it is overwhelming. It is like the incessant dropping of water on stone. It never stops, it just keeps on and on. Even as a mighty stone cannot stand up under the unending dropping of water, so a man finds it intolerable to associate with an envious individual. There is no relief. There was no relief for Abel. His brother Cain envied him. Righteous Abel received the blessing of Jehovah God; Cain did not. Cain turned jealousy into hatred; his hatred begot strife and that strife led to murder. Jealousy is a deadly sin. If not conquered, it brings ruin. For “jealousy, fits of anger, contentions, divisions, sects, envies” are all “works of the flesh.” And of these Christ’s apostle emphatically declares: “As to these things I am forewarning you, the same way as I did forewarn you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s kingdom.”—Gal. 5:19-21, NW.

Answer 6

They are practically indistinguishable, really. Envy is usually characterized as an intense desire to possess what another person has tangibly or intangibly possessions. Jealousy is feeling someone is unfaithful or has an unfair advantage over you somehow. Here are the exact definitions of jealousy and envy, according to Merriam Webster's online dictionary. Jealousy being the first defined:

1 a : intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness b : disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness
2 : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage
3 : vigilant in guarding a possession
1 : painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage
2 obsolete : MALICE
3 : an object of envious notice or feeling

Answer 7

Envy is where you dislike the person or hate them for having what you want.
Jealousy is the feeling where you just want something but you can't have them.

So, if you feel resentment towards a person because they have what you want. It's envy.
And if you just want something they want, but you don't actually dislike the person, it's jealousy.

And I'm not gonna say jealous, but I really envy the coolest girl in our school.

Answer 8

Jealous means "apprehensive or vengeful out of fear of being replaced by someone else." It can also mean "watchful," "anxiously suspicious," "zealous," or "expecting complete devotion."

The word comes from the Latin zelus meaning 'emulation or zeal.'

Envy means "to bear a grudge toward someone due to coveting what that person has or enjoys" and "the longing for something someone else has and the resulting ill will because of another's advantages."

It also comes from the Latin (are you surprised?) This time from the word invidere meaning 'to look askance at.'

Answer 9

Jealousy is when you fear losing someone because you feel threatened by another person in respect to that person's affections.

Envy is the desire to have what another person has in their life.

The object of one person's jealousy can be envious of the first person's partner, but the first person is rarely envious of the second.

That should be as clear as mud now, shouldn't it.

Answer 10

the different is envy mean resentful awareness of another vantage . the word jealousy mean suspicious of a rival or of one believed to enjoyed and advantage. envy and jealous are the same they not different.