: feeling or showing a desire to have what someone else has : feeling or showing envy.

What is the true meaning of jealous?

Full Definition of jealous

1 : hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious His success made his old friends jealous. They were jealous of his success. 2a : intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness jealous of the slightest interference in household management— Havelock Ellis.

What is the meaning of envious people?

Envious means feeling, full of, or expressing envy—a mostly negative feeling of desire for something that someone else has and you do not. ... Envious is very similar in meaning to jealous.