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Definition: ENVYING |
ENVYINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Envy |
Date "ENVYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I mean, people should be envying us, you know. (This Is Spinal Tap; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Summer pastimes. On a back-country vacation train two hours late -- envying the wise guy ...Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | A mysterious system of statics is practised throughout daily by prisoners, who are eternally envying the birds and flies. |
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| "ENVYING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ENVYING" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 100% | 21 | 76,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "ENVYING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 嫉ĺ¦' (Envied, JEALOUS, Jealousies, Jealousy). (various references) | ||||
French | enviant. (various references) | ||||
German | missgönnend (grudging), beneidend (begrudging). (various references) | ||||
Korean | 부러워함. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | envyingay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Avestan | 200-600 | paitisheñtem. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 13, Verse 13 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | WV en hmera euschmonwV peripathswmen mh kwmoiV kai meqaiV mh koitaiV kai aselgeiaiV mh eridi kai zhlw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sicut in die honeste ambulemus non in comesationibus et ebrietatibus non in cubilibus et inpudicitiis non in contentione et aemulatione |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | As in dai wandre we onestli, not in superflu feestis and drunkenessis, not in beddis and vnchastitees, not in strijf and in enuye; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 13, Verse 13 |
| Cebuano | Maingon sa maadlaw, magkinabuhi kita nga maligdong, dili sa mga paghudyakabahakhak ug sa mga paghuboghubog, dili sa pakighilawas ug kalaw-ayan, dili sa pakig-away ug pagpangabubho. |
| Croatian | Kao po danu pristojno hodimo, ne u pijankama i pijanèevanjima, ne u priležništvima i razvratnostima, ne u svaði i ljubomoru, |
| Danish | lader os vandre sømmeligt som om Dagen, ikke i Svir og Drik, ikke i Løsagtighed og Uterlighed, ikke i Kiv og Avind; |
| Dutch | Laat ons, als in den dag, eerlijk wandelen; niet in brasserijen en dronkenschappen, niet in slaapkameren en ontuchtigheden, niet in twist en nijdigheid; |
| Finnish | Vaeltakaamme säädyllisesti, niin kuin päivällä, ei mässäyksissä ja juomingeissa, ei haureudessa ja irstaudessa, ei riidassa ja kateudessa, |
| French | Marchons honnêtement, comme en plein jour, loin des excès et de l`ivrognerie, de la luxure et de l`impudicité, des querelles et des jalousies. |
| German | Lasset uns ehrbar wandeln als am Tage, nicht in Fressen und Saufen, nicht in Kammern und Unzucht, nicht in Hader und Neid; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kita harus melakukan hal-hal terhormat seperti yang biasanya dilakukan orang pada siang hari; jangan berpesta pora melampaui batas, atau mabuk. Jangan cabul, atau berkelakuan tidak sopan. Jangan berkelahi, atau iri hati. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hendaklah kita berjalan dengan kelakuan yang senonoh, seperti yang patut pada siang hari; jangan dengan lazat dan mabuk, dan jangan dengan persundalan dan percabulan, dan jangan dengan perkelahian dan cemburuan. |
| Italian | Comportiamoci onestamente, come in pieno giorno: non in mezzo a gozzoviglie e ubriachezze, non fra impuritĂ e licenze, non in contese e gelosie. |
| Latvian | DzĂ®vosim godĂ®gi kâ dienâ: ne plĂ®tçdami un dzĂ®rodami, ne izvirtĂ®bâ un netiklĂ®bâ, ne Ăildâs un skaudĂ®bâ, |
| Maori | Kia pai ta tatou haere, kia rite ki to te awatea: kauaka i nga kakainga, i nga haurangitanga, kaua i te puremu, i nga hiahia taikaha, kaua i te ngangau, i te hae. |
| Norwegian | La oss vandre sømmelig, som om dagen, ikke i svir og drikk, ikke i løsaktighet og skamløshet, ikke i kiv og avind, |
| Portuguese | Andemos honestamente, como de dia: nĂŁo em glutonarias e bebedeiras, nĂŁo em impudicĂcias e dissoluções, nĂŁo em contendas e inveja. |
| Rumanian | Sq trqim frumos, ca kn timpul zilei, nu kn chefuri wi kn beyii; nu kn curvii wi kn fapte de ruwine; nu kn certuri wi kn pizmq; |
| Shuar | Túratniua nujai métek wekasatai. Tsawai wekaakur kiritniunam uumkar Tunáa Túrutai Túrashtai. Nampetsuk, yajauch warartsuk, tsanirmatsuk, jianaitsuk, tura kajernaitsuk aya pénker Túratai. |
| Spanish | Andemos decentemente, como de dĂa; no con glotonerĂas y borracheras, ni en pecados sexuales y desenfrenos, ni en peleas y envidia. |
| Swahili | Mwenendo wetu uwe wa adabu kama inavyostahili wakati wa mchana; tusiwe na ulafi na ulevi, uchafu na uasherati, ugomvi na wivu. |
| Swedish | Låtom oss föra en hövisk vandel, såsom om dagen, icke med vilt leverne och dryckenskap, icke i otukt och lösaktighet, icke i kiv och avund. |
| Uma | Babehi gau' to masipato' hi kabajaa-na. Neo' ntora mosusa' palangu-langu. Hi gau' tomane pai' tobine neo' mogau' sala' ba mpotuku' kahinaa nono-ta to dada'a. Neo' motuda' ba mohingi'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ENVYING": envyingly. (additional references) | |
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"ENVYING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enoying, envyings, eving, evning, navvying. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-n-n-v-y" | |
-2 letters: eying, ginny, given, veiny, venin, vying. | |
-3 letters: envy, gien, give, gyve, nevi, nine, vein, vine, viny. | |
-4 letters: eng, gen, gey, gie, gin, inn, ivy, veg, vie, vig, yen, yin. | |
-5 letters: en, in, ne, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-n-n-v-y" | |
+2 letters: conveying, envyingly. | |
+4 letters: reconveying, unnervingly. | |
+5 letters: conveyancing, inventorying, unwaveringly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 4E 56 59 49 4E 47 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01001110 01010110 01011001 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E N V Y I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 004E 0056 0059 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39485659434841 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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