| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun jealousy.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (jealousy) | 1. A feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival).[Wordnet]. 2. Zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy".[Wordnet]. 3. The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.[Websters]. | |
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Date "JEALOUSIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references) |
Specialty Definition: jealousy
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] jel'usy.. | 2: [Noun] That passion of peculiar uneasiness which arises from the fear that a rival may rob us of the affection of one whom we love, or the suspicion that he has already done it; or it is the uneasiness which arises from the fear that another does or will enjoy some advantage which we desire for ourselves. A man's jealousy is excited by the attentions of a rival to his favorite lady. A woman's jealousy is roused by her husband's attentions to another woman. The candidate for office manifests a jealousy of others who seek the same office. The jealousy of a student is awakened by the apprehension that his fellow will bear away the palm of praise. In short,jealousy is awakened by whatever may exalt others, or give them pleasures and advantages which we desire for ourselves. Jealousy is nearly allied to envy, for jealousy, before a good is lost by ourselves, is converted into envy, after it is obtained by others. Jealousy is the apprehension of superiority. Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had excellence to deserve our fondness.. | 3: [Noun] Suspicious fear or apprehension.. | 4: [Noun] Suspicious caution or vigilance, an earnest concern or solicitude for the welfare or honor of others. Such was Paul's godly jealousy for the Corinthians.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Bible | Jealousy suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for another's honor or prosperity (Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech. 1:14). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
| Dream Interpretation | 1: If a woman dreams that she is jealous of her husband, she will find many shocking incidents to vex and make her happiness a travesty. 2: If a young woman is jealous of her lover, she will find that he is more favorably impressed with the charms of some other woman than herself. 3: If men and women are jealous over common affairs, they will meet many unpleasant worries in the discharge of every-day business. 4: To dream that you are jealous of your wife, denotes the influence of enemies and narrow-minded persons. If jealous of your sweetheart, you will seek to displace a rival. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... | ||
| Health | An irrational reaction compounded of grief, loss of self-esteem, enmity against the rival and self criticism. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (countable) a jealous attitude. (references) | 2: [Noun] (uncountable) close vigilance. (references) | |
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Common Expressions: jealousy
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Delusional jealousy | Delusional jealousy or Othello syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful. (references) | ||
| Sexual jealousy | Sexual jealousy is a special form of jealousy in sexual relationships, present in animals that reproduce through internal fertilization, and based on suspected or imminent sexual infidelity. It is founded on the instinct of keeping genes in the gene pool and expecting sexual partners to care for the offspring. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: jealousy
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Green-Eyed Jealousy | Literature | 1: Or ~~~Green-eyed Monster. 2: Green-eyed Monster. Expressions used by Shakespeare (Merchant of Venice, iii. 2; Othello, iii. 3). As cats, lions, tigers, and all the green-eyed tribe "mock the meat they feed on," so jealousy mocks its victim by loving and loathing it at the same time. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
| Jealousy offering | Bible | Jealousy offering the name of the offering the husband was to bring when he charged his wife with adultery (Num. 5:11-15). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |
| Water of Jealousy | Literature | (The). If a woman was known to commit adultery she was to be stoned to death, according to the Mosaic law. (Deut. xxii. 22.) If, however, the husband had no proof, but only suspected his wife of infidelity, he might take her before the Sanhedrim to be examined, and if she denied it, she was given the "water of jealousy" to drink (Numb. v. 11-29). In this water some of the dust of the sanctuary was mixed, and the priest said to the woman, "If thou hast gone aside may Jehovah make this water bitter to thee, and bring on thee all the curses written in this law." The priest then wrote on a roll the curses, blotted the writing with the water, gave it to the woman, and then handed to her the "water of jealousy" to drink. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: jealousy | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Jealousy | 76 | Delusional jealousy | 5 | |
| Jealousy definitions | 28 | Hey Jealousy | 5 | |
| Jealousy in religion | 18 | Jealousy | 76 | |
| Jealousy (album) | 15 | Jealousy (album) | 15 | |
| Jealousy in art | 14 | Jealousy (alternative meanings) | 4 | |
| Open marriage jealousy | 13 | Jealousy (Pet Shop Boys song) | 12 | |
| Jealousy (Pet Shop Boys song) | 12 | Jealousy Curve | 11 | |
| Jealousy sociology | 12 | Jealousy definitions | 28 | |
| Jealousy Curve | 11 | Jealousy in art | 14 | |
| Silent Jealousy | 9 | Jealousy in religion | 18 | |
| Hey Jealousy | 5 | Jealousy Is My Middle Name | 5 | |
| Jealousy Is My Middle Name | 5 | Jealousy sociology | 12 | |
| Delusional jealousy | 5 | Mr. Jealousy | 3 | |
| Jealousy (alternative meanings) | 4 | Open marriage jealousy | 13 | |
| Mr. Jealousy | 3 | Sexual jealousy | 3 | |
| Sexual jealousy | 3 | Silent Jealousy | 9 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
