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jealous

adjective

jeal·​ous ˈje-ləs How to pronounce jealous (audio)
1
: hostile toward a rival or one believed to enjoy an advantage : envious
His success made his old friends jealous.
They were jealous of his success.
2
a
: intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness
jealous of the slightest interference in household management Havelock Ellis
b
: disposed to suspect rivalry or unfaithfulness
a jealous husband
3
: vigilant in guarding a possession
new colonies were jealous of their new independence Scott Buchanan
jealously adverb
jealousness noun

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Zealous vs. Jealous

Zealous and jealous share not just a rhyme, but an etymology. Both words ultimately come from the Latin zelus “jealousy,” and in the past their meanings were somewhat closer to each other than they are today. In the 16th and 17th centuries, zealous occasionally was used in biblical writing to refer to a quality of apprehensiveness or jealousy of another. By the 18th century, however, it had completely diverged in meaning from jealous, signifying “warmly engaged or ardent on behalf of someone or something.” Today, zealous often carries a connotation of excessive feeling: it typically means “fiercely partisan” or “uncompromisingly enthusiastic.”

Synonyms

Example Sentences

His success has made some of his old friends jealous. She became very jealous whenever he talked to other women. He was in a jealous rage.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English jelous, from Anglo-French gelus, from Vulgar Latin *zelosus, from Late Latin zelus zeal — more at zeal

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of jealous was in the 13th century

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