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jealous

/ˈdʒeləs/JEH-luhs
/ˈdʒɛləs/JEH-luhs

Meaningfull of ardour

Common meaning: resentful of a rival

Other meanings: watchful

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√YAS‘ferment, seethe’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 283, p. 740 · scan
  2. Greekζῆλος‘fervent emulation’
  3. Latinzelotes
  4. Old Frenchjaloussource
  5. Middle Englishjaloussource
  6. Englishjealous‘resentful of a rival’ · today

jeal also in: zealzealous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ζῆλος ‘fervent emulation; ardour’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry ζῆλος, p. 343 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry JEALOUS, p. 306 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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