Jealousy (Noun)
Meaning 1
A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival).
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The government's close watch on the press was driven by a fierce jealousy of any perceived threat to their authority.
- The politician's supporters were adamant that their rights and freedoms be protected with unyielding jealousy by the state.
- The new democratic institution was guarded with intense jealousy by its founders, who had fought hard for its establishment.
- A nation's liberties should be cherished and defended with a healthy jealousy, lest they be quietly eroded by external forces.
- The independence of the judiciary was zealously protected by its members, who defended their impartiality with fierce jealousy against accusations of bias.