whats the difference?

Question

between Envy and jealousy or is it the same thing?

Answer 1

They can be the same thing.Can be a Fine line at time's.

The word jealous is often used to describe an envious state. In its correct usage, jealousy is the fear of losing something to another person (a loved one in the prototypical form), while envy is the pain or frustration caused by another person having something that one does not have oneself.

You could say I am jealously-enveyous of that man with my Ex girlfriend (I'll know be shot by english accademics for that one ) oh well. never mind ;)

Answer 2

Really close but not exactly the same. Jealousy is a natural human emotion. If someone has something you want or feel you deserve, it's o.k to be a little jealous. That doesn't mean you hate the person or think that they don't deserve what they have. But envy is when jealousy terns to hatred and resentment. Envy can make you dislike someone you once liked or even loved because you think your more worthy of the things that they have. Envy is consuming, jealousy is normal.

Answer 3

Ordinary language tends to conflate envy and jealousy. The philosophical consensus is that these are distinct emotions.[2] While it is linguistically acceptable to say that one is jealous upon hearing about another's vacation, say, it has been plausibly argued that one is feeling envy, if either, in such a case. Both envy and jealousy are three-place relations; but this superficial similarity conceals an important difference. Jealousy involves three parties, the subject, the rival, and the beloved; and the jealous person's real locus of concern is the beloved—the person whose affection he is losing or fears losing—not his rival. Whereas envy is a two party relation, with a third relatum that is a good (albeit a good that could be a particular person's affections); and the envious person's locus of concern is the rival. Hence, even if the good that the rival has is the affection of another person, there is a difference between envy and jealousy.[3] Roughly, for the jealous person the rival is fungible and the beloved is not fungible. So he would be equally bothered if the beloved were consorting with someone else, and would not be bothered if the rival were. Whereas in envy it is the other way around. Because envy is centrally focused on competition with the rival, the subject might well be equally bothered if the rival were consorting with a different (appealing) person, but would not be bothered if the ‘good’ had gone to someone else (with whom the subject was not in competition). Whatever the ordinary meaning of the terms ‘envy’ and ‘jealousy,’ these considerations demonstrate that these two distinct syndromes need to be distinguished.

Answer 4

Jealousy typically refers to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival. This rival may have no knowledge that he or she is threatening the relationship.

Envy is an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and desires it." [1] They also feel that it is not possible (or not easy) for them to have what they want. Otherwise they would simply go get what the other person had, and they would be satisfied.

Envy is one of the Seven deadly sins.

At the core of envy seems to be an upward social comparison that threatens a person's self-esteem: another person has something that the envier considers to be important to have. A comparison is often rooted in the envier feeling low self-confidence, and they feel that they need to be or have the same things as others. If they don't have it, or they can't have it, they feel envy. This can be seen with money and power struggles.

Answer 5

Envy and jealousy are nominally the same concept taken to different levels.

Jealousy is a natural part of human life. Jealousy can prod a person into ambition, which can be extremely successful. Or, alternately, jealousy can consume a person. When a person is consumed by jealousy, it's usually because s/he doesn't know him/herself well enough to know what s/he wants.

Envy is widely-touted as a sin, but it's more of a philosophical concept. If jealousy is like sexual attraction, then envy is like lust. Lust usually has a very poor connotation; envy shares in this stigma.

Answer 6

Slightly different. Envy is longing for something that someone else has. This is a type of jealousy. Jealousy is often used in terms of relationships, and can mean that someone is afraid of losing their partner and tries to prevent them having contact with the opposite sex.

Answer 7

Not by a long shot. In simplest terms. Jealousy is of the hart and envy is of the mind.

Answer 8

"Jealousy typically refers to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival. This rival may have no knowledge that he or she is threatening the relationship."

"Envy is an emotion that occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and desires it. They also feel that it is not possible (or not easy) for them to have what they want. Otherwise they would simply go get what the other person had, and they would be satisfied."

Answer 9

Both are pretty close. Its hard to explain..i doubt i'll make sense.

Envy is pain at another good fortune. Envy is 2 parted. It focuses on the your rival regardless of the type of good fortune. Its projected onto the rival only. (ie. someone gets a great job, or something. You have animosity toward them for their success...regardless of what the success is)

Jealousy is mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love. Jealousy is 3 parted, it is focused around a loved one, but projected onto the "rival", but only when fear of losing the loved one. (ie. You hate a girl cause your bf talks to her. But only if she threatens you in some way.)

I hope that made sense lol.

Answer 10

Envy is when you want something for no apparent reason and jealousy is when you want something that someone else has and you want it