Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
envy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To vie; to emulate; to strive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
vie ; toemulate ; tostrive .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Prussia, with his good parts, should reflect upon that trite and true maxim, 'Qui invidet minor', or Mr. de la Rouchefoucault's, 'Que l'envie est la plus basse de toutes les passions, puisqu'on avoue bien des crimes, mais que personae n'avoue l'envie'.
Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1759-65 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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Prussia, with his good parts, should reflect upon that trite and true maxim, 'Qui invidet minor', or Mr. de la Rouchefoucault's, 'Que l'envie est la plus basse de toutes les passions, puisqu'on avoue bien des crimes, mais que personae n'avoue l'envie'.
Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733
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French definition: envie de voir le monde - a desire to see the world
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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French definition: envie de voir le monde - a desire to see the world
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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French definition: envie de voir le monde - a desire to see the world
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Si vous n'avez pas envie de jeûner, ne le faites pas, vous n'êtes pas obligés de le faire, tout est question de conviction, Dieu n'en sera pas dérangé, des milliards d'autres le font, que sont quelques dizaines à ne pas le faire!!!!
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Activists Break Fast in Public, Receive Punishment 2009
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Benoît 1 month ago nice niiiice, ça donne envie tout ça ;
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In practice this means that they envie the relative safety of the Serbs in their enclaves and that they are determined to expose them to the intolerant climate that drove out the minorities from the rest of Kosovo.
Kosovo snips another cord | afoe | A Fistful of Euros | European Opinion 2010
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"Les préservatifs qui donnent envie Condoms that make you want to"
Durex Ad Promotes Condoms That Generate Desire gay person of color 2009
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"Les préservatifs qui donnent envie Condoms that make you want to"
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