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jealous
adjective
feeling
unhappy
or
upset
because
someone
else
has
something
you
want
,
or
because
you
fear
losing
the
attention
or
affection
of
someone
you
care
about
•
Maya
felt
jealous
when
her
friend
won
the
art
prize
.
Maya
felt
jealous
when
her
friend
won
the
art
prize
.
•
He
was
jealous
of
his
brother's
new
bike
.
He
was
jealous
of
his
brother's
new
bike
.
From
Middle
English
jelous
,
from
Old
French
jalos
,
from
Late
Latin
zelosus
“
full
of
zeal
,
jealous
,”
from
Ancient
Greek
ζῆλος
(
zêlos
) “
zeal
,
jealousy
.”
adjective
very
protective
of
something
you
own
or
value
,
not
wanting
anyone
else
to
use
,
damage
,
or
take
it
•
The
museum
is
jealous
of
its
rare
manuscripts
and
allows
no
flash
photography
.
The
museum
is
jealous
of
its
rare
manuscripts
and
allows
no
flash
photography
.
•
The
chef
is
jealous
of
his
secret
recipe
.
The
chef
is
jealous
of
his
secret
recipe
.
Same
historical
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
evolving
to
describe
protective
possessiveness
rather
than
envy
.
