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Coveting vs Admiring - What's the difference?

coveting | admiring |

As verbs the difference between coveting and admiring

is that coveting is present participle of lang=en while admiring is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between coveting and admiring

is that coveting is the act of one who covets while admiring is admiration.

As an adjective admiring is

feeling or showing admiration.

coveting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who covets.
  • * 1867 , John Goodwin, Pleroma to Pneumatikon
    • In the meantime, by the light of this discourse, we clearly see why God so highly prizeth zealous covetings and desires in men after spiritual things

    admiring

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or showing admiration.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • admiration
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings , than is that tragical cross
  • * 1847 , Matthew Henry, James Hamilton, Daily communion with God
    • We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God.