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jealous
What does jealous mean?
jealous (adjective): suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce jealous?
/ˈdʒɛləs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does jealous come from?
From Middle English jelous, gelous, gelus, from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “jealous” mean?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
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suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition
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happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
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