enviousness

Example Sentences

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And was it not something like enviousness which gripped his heart, as if of a privilege denied to him alone of all the men that had ever passed through this world?

From Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph

To business people, it denotes enviousness and covetousness.

From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman

"Do not give way to the enviousness of your sister's lot," he admonished her, very grave, in his deep voice.

From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Conrad, Joseph

I fancy a great deal of nonsense is talked about the world's enviousness.

From The Odd Women by Gissing, George

"It's nothing but enviousness," he said in a lowered tone, which had a stimulating effect upon my wearied hearing.

From Falk A Reminiscence by Conrad, Joseph