Envy
Envy verb - To have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages.
Usage example: the other mothers envied her because she didn't have to work
Long and envy are semantically related. in be jealous of another topic. In some cases you can use "Long" instead a verb "Envy".
Long
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| chance | envy chance | long chance |
Both words in one sentence
- In the end, their envy of the long lives led by elves causes them to bring destruction upon themselves.
Source: Blessed With Suck / Literature -
They die, have immeasurably long lifespans, and envy humans for our bodies — angels have no real bodies, so they cannot experience real sensations.
Source: Our Angels Are Different -
Its porcelain products had long commanded envy and high demand by the Europeans who devoted a great deal of time and effort to copy and reverse engineer it.
Source: Riches to Rags
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