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Jealousy vs Coveting - What's the difference?

jealousy | coveting |

As nouns the difference between jealousy and coveting

is that jealousy is a state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity while coveting is the act of one who covets.

As a verb coveting is

present participle of lang=en.

jealousy

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.
  • (countable) A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.
  • * 1907 , Charles J. Archard, The Portland Peerage Romance :
    • Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer.
  • Envy towards another's possessions
  • * 1891 , Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne, translated by R. W. Phipps, Memoirs Of Napoleon Bonaparte :
    • .
  • (archaic) A close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance.
  • * :
    • For euer I supoosed that he had ben to yonge and to tendyr to take vpon hym these aduentures / And therfore by my wille I wold haue dryuen hym aweye for Ialousy that I had of his lyf / for it maye be no yong knyghtes dede that shal enchyeue this aduenture to the ende

    Synonyms

    * jealousness

    Antonyms

    * compersion

    Related terms

    * jealous (pos a) * jealously (pos adv) * jalousie * zealous

    External links

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    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