adjective#2,916 by frequency
jealous
/ˈd͡ʒɛl.əs/
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity; Protective
- comparative
- jealouser
- superlative
- jealousest
Meanings
- 1
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity
I was jealous of her.
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Are you jealous of her?
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- 2
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover
- 3
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise
- 4
Suspicious; apprehensiverare