Dictionary Entry
jealousy
jealousy is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
- 2noun
zealous vigilance-Paul Blanshard
"cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"
- 3noun
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
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