2007-08-22 19:29:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I always thought envy was wanting what someone has, and jealousy is not only wanting what they have- but not wanting them to have it as well.
Example: envy= "I like her sweater, I want one just like it."
jealousy= "I like her sweater, I want HER sweater and don't want her to have one too. She looks trashy in it anyway. "
2007-08-22 19:36:07 · answer #1 · answered by smeelola 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same concept but jealousy is a bit harsher.
When you're jealous, you loathe someone while wanting what they have. When you're envy, maybe you dislike them but it's not as strong as the hatred that comes with jealousy.
Edit: Just found this on dictionary.com
"Envy and jealousy are very close in meaning. Envy denotes a longing to possess something awarded to or achieved by another: to feel envy when a friend inherits a fortune. Jealousy, on the other hand, denotes a feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one more rightfully deserves: to feel jealousy when a coworker receives a promotion. Jealousy also refers to anguish caused by fear of unfaithfulness."
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I guess we were all wrong or right in some way.
2007-08-23 02:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by xılǝɥ ⋆ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
envy is worse than jealousy because with envy, you want what the other person has when you jealous it means that you want something like what the other person has and you dont have the means to get it at that present moment.
2007-08-23 02:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by danger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Envy is wanting what someone has, like money or things. Jealousy is just generally wanting to be like someone.
2007-08-23 02:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by darksideofthemoon 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i always thought envy was towards material things and jealousy was more emotional,but what do i know
2007-08-23 02:33:52 · answer #5 · answered by back to basics 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No - envy is the desire for something of someone else's and jealousy is the fear that someone else will take what you have.
2007-08-23 02:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Envy (I want what he or she has myself)
Jealousy (He or she is mine and no one else -(including he or she) had better mess with that.)
2007-08-23 02:43:07 · answer #7 · answered by PrivacyNowPlease! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
envy is desiring what material/quality someone has while jealousy is resenting the fact that they have it.
2007-08-23 02:35:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
envy is like:
and jealousy is like:
see?
2007-08-23 02:33:58 · answer #9 · answered by $mitty Cent 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think it's different..envy suppose to related with something nice
2007-08-23 03:01:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋