jealousness

/ˈdʒeləsnɪs/JEH-luh-snis

/ˈdʒɛləsnɪs/JEH-luh-snis

Meaningthe state or quality of being full of ardour

Common meaning: the state or quality of being jealous

jealfervent emulation; ardourLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 343 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having
nessnoun ending: the state of being

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*yas-‘ferment, seethe’source
Greekζῆλος‘fervent emulation’
Latinzelotes
Old Frenchjaloussource
Middle Englishjaloussource
Englishjealous‘resentful of a rival’
Englishformed in English from jealousjealousness‘the state or quality of being jealous’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being full of ardour. It can be inferred from any of: jealous.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from jealous + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

ζῆλος Greek “fervent emulation; ardour”

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