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Invidia

Definition: Invidia

Invidia

Noun

1. Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "invidia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)


Synonym: Invidia

Synonym: envy (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Invidia

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Envy

Phrase: " base envy withers at another's joy "; caeca invidia est; multa petentibus desunt multa; summa petit livor.

Transientness

Phrase: one's days are numbered; the time is up; here today and gone tomorrow; non semper erit aestas; eheu! fugaces labuntur anni; sic transit gloria mundi; a schoolboy's tale, the wonder of the hour!; dum loquimur fugerit invidia aetas; fugit hora; all that is transitory is but an illusion.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Invidia

Etymologies containing "invidia": Enviousinvidious. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Invidia" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Italian (endive, enviousness, envy, jealousy), Latin (envy, hatred /censure, jealousy), Romanian (begrudge, covet, envy, grudge).

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Modern Usage: Invidia

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

L' Invidia (1919)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Invidia

Expressions using "invidia": caeca invidia est dum loquimur fugerit invidia aetas. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Invidia

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Invidia

LanguageDateSourceRomans Chapter 1, Verse 29
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPeplhrwmenouV pash adikia porneia ponhria pleonexia kakia mestouV fqonou fonou eridoV dolou kakohqeiaV yiquristaV
Latin405VulgateRepletos omni iniquitate malitia fornicatione avaritia nequitia plenos invidia homicidio contentione dolo malignitate susurrones
Old English990West SaxonHi wurðon gefylled ealles cynnes þære yfelnesse, þæs beala, þære gitsunge and þæs wiðerweardes. Hi sind niðes, morðres wrohtes, facnes and andan afylled . Hi sind niðspecendas,
Middle English1395WyclifMalice, fornycacioun, coueitise, weiwardnesse, ful of enuye, mansleyngis, strijf, gile, yuel wille, preuy bacbiteris, detractouris,
Renaissance English1526TyndaleBackbyters haters of God doers of wroge proude bosters bringers vp of evyll thinges disobedient to father and mother
Jacobean English1611King JamesBeing filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Victorian English1833WebsterBeing filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Basic English1964OgdenBeing full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Invidia

LanguageRomans Chapter 1, Verse 29
CebuanoSila napuno sa tanang matang sa pagkadili matarung, pagkadautan, kadalo, panghimaraut. Sila puno sa kasina, pagbuno, pakiglalis, lansis, kangil-ad. Sila mga tabian,
Croatianpuni svake nepravde, pakosti, lakomosti, zloæe; puni zavisti, ubojstva, svaðe, prijevare, zlonamjernosti; došaptavaèi,
Danishopfyldte med al Uretfærdighed, Ondskab, Havesyge, Slethed; fulde af Avind, Mord, Kiv, Svig, Ondsindethed;
DutchVervuld zijnde met alle ongerechtigheid, hoererij, boosheid, gierigheid, kwaadheid, vol van nijdigheid, moord, twist, bedrog, kwaadaardigheid;
FinnishHe ovat täynnänsä kaikkea vääryyttä, pahuutta, ahneutta, häijyyttä, täynnä kateutta, murhaa, riitaa, petosta, pahanilkisyyttä;
Frenchétant remplis de toute espèce d`injustice, de méchanceté, de cupidité, de malice; pleins d`envie, de meurtre, de querelle, de ruse, de malignité;
Germanvoll alles Ungerechten, Hurerei, Schalkheit, Geizes, Bosheit, voll Neides, Mordes, Haders, List, giftig, Ohrenbläser,
HungarianA kik teljesek minden hamissággal, paráznasággal, gonoszsággal, kapzsisággal, rosszasággal; rakvák, írigységgel, gyilkossággal, versengéssel, álnoksággal, rossz erkölcscsel;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariHati mereka penuh dengan semua yang jahat, yang tidak benar; penuh dengan keserakahan, kebusukan dan perasaan dengki; penuh dengan keinginan untuk membunuh, berkelahi, menipu dan mendendam. Mereka suka membicarakan orang lain,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamapenuh dengan segala kelaliman, kejahatan, loba, dendam, sarat dengan kedengkian, perbunuhan, perkelahian, tipu daya, khianat, penghasut,
Italiancolmi come sono di ogni sorta di ingiustizia, di malvagit , di cupidigia, di malizia; pieni d'invidia, di omicidio, di rivalit , di frodi, di malignit ; diffamatori,
MaoriKi tonu ratou i nga mahi he katoa, i te kino, i te apo, i te mauahara; whawhao rawa i te hae, i te kohuru, i te totohe, i te hianga, i te whanoke; he hunga kohumuhumu,
Norwegianfulle av all urettferdighet, vanart, havesyke, ondskap; fulle av avind, mord, trette, svik, list;
Portugueseestando cheios de toda a injustiça, malícia, cobiça, maldade; cheios de inveja, homicídio, contenda, dolo, malignidade;   
RumanianAstfel au ajuns plini de ori ce fel de nelegiuire, de curvie, de viclenie, de lqcomie, de rqutate; plini de pizmq, de ucidere, de ceartq, de knwelqciune, de porniri rqutqcioase; sknt woptitori,
RussianФБЛ ЮФП ПОЙ ЙУ ПМОЕОЩ ЧУСЛПК ОЕ ТБЧ"Щ, 'МХ"Б, МХЛБЧУФЧБ, ЛПТЩУФПМА'ЙС, ЪМП'Щ, ЙУ ПМОЕОЩ ЪБЧЙУФЙ, Х'ЙКУФЧБ, ТБУ ТЕК, П'НБОБ, ЪМПОТБЧЙС,
ShuarNu shuar ti tunaajai piaku ainiawai. Tsanirmausha aya Kuítniak wakerincha tura yajauch awajin ainiawai. Nu arantcha awakmakun kajerniusha mankartincha tuke Máanaincha anankartincha pénkercha awajkartincha, tsanumniusha ainiawai.
SwahiliWamejaa kila aina ya uovu, dhuluma, ulafi na ufisadi. Wamejaa wivu, uuaji, ugomvi, udanganyifu na nia mbaya; husengenya,
SwedishSå hava de blivit uppfyllda av allt slags orättfärdighet, ondska, girighet, elakhet; de äro fulla av avund, mordlust, trätlystnad, svek, vrångsinthet;
UmaWori' nyala jeko' pai' pekiri to uma monoa' hi rala nono-ra. Jampa-ra, dada'a gau' -ra, mohingi', doko' mepatehi, motuda', mebagiu, mohuku',

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Invidia

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-i-i-i-n-v"

-1 letter: avidin.

-2 letters: divan, viand.

-3 letters: avid, diva, inia, nidi, vain, vina.

-4 letters: aid, ain, and, ani, din, van, via.

-5 letters: ad, ai, an, id, in, na.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-i-i-i-n-v"
 

+1 letter: viridian.

 

+2 letters: viridians.

 

+3 letters: divination, divisional, indicative, individual, invaliding, invalidism, invalidity.

 

+4 letters: divinations, indicatives, individuals, individuate, invalidisms, invigilated, misadvising, vaginitides, vindicating, vindication, vindicative.

 

+5 letters: civilianized, derivatizing, deviationism, deviationist, devitalizing, ditransitive, divaricating, divarication, indicatively, individually, individuated, individuates, invalidating, invalidation, invalidities, vindications.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Invidia


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 6E 76 69 64 69 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01101110 01110110 01101001 01100100 01101001 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 006E 0076 0069 0064 0069 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

43808875707567

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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