Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jealousy
2 senses of jealousy
Sense 1
jealousy, green-eyed monster -- (a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival))
=> envy, enviousness -- (a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another)
Sense 2
jealousy -- (zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard)
=> watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness -- (the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue")