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")

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