2007-10-12 05:10:59 · 20 answers · asked by Elle F 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Jealousy applies more to people.
Jealous of his relationship with his
female friend. Etc.,.
Envy applies more to things.
Envy her blouse or hair. Etc.,.
Envy: Painful or resentful awareness
of an advantage enjoyed by another
joined with a desire to possess the
same advantage: Malice.
Jealous: Intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness.
Disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness.
Hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage.
Vigilant in guarding a possession.
2007-10-12 05:35:16 · answer #1 · answered by sylvester m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
So based on that you can say that envy is a feeling of wanting for something that you have no claim to and probably can't have and jealousy is something that you feel you deserved.
2007-10-12 05:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by Cinder 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Envy is an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and desires itThey 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.
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 or may not know that he or she is perceived as a threat. The opposite of jealousy is compersion.
2007-10-12 05:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Envy is related to things, situations, or positions, Jealousy is related to persons. You can ENVY a person for their financial status, and you can be JEALOUS of another for having a certain person as their mate. It doesn't apply the other way around, although it is commonly, (And incorrectly) used that way. The two are the same general feeling, and covered in the 10 commandments, which I will paraphrase here: "Covet not thy neighbor's ***, nor his piece thereof"
2007-10-12 05:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jealousy is the powerful complex of emotions experienced at the loss, real or imagined, of something or someone you believe is yours, whereas envy concerns what you don’t have and would like to possess.
2007-10-12 05:15:57 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Georgetown University psychologist W. Gerrod Parrott, Ph.D., envy occurs when a person lacks another person's superior quality, achievement, or possession, and desires it--or wishes that the other person lacked it.
Jealousy, by contrast, occurs in the context of a close relationship when a person fears losing an important other to a rival--in particular, losing a relationship that is important to one's sense of self.
2007-10-12 05:14:00 · answer #6 · answered by cinemave 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
envy is something or someone you want, which passes in a short time. jealousy is something you defiantly want but can't have it, as in wanting a guy you have your eye on and he is with someone else and you wish it was you he is with.
There more or less the same thing basically
Envy is an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's superior ... Emptiness
2007-10-12 05:22:06 · answer #7 · answered by versace_girl_2002 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They both mean the same thing. When you envy someone for something they have that's jealousy, so it means the same thing. Have a good day!
2007-10-12 05:15:48 · answer #8 · answered by curious_boricua_soul 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jealousy is more negative. You tend to dislike people you are jealous of or feel as if they are a rival. Envy is a desire to have what another person has.
2007-10-12 05:15:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Envy is when you want to aspire to get what someone else has while you still may be happy for them
Jealousy is when you are mad and a hater because someone else is doing well.
2007-10-12 05:13:23 · answer #10 · answered by staymay 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋