Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - envy

~1 v envied, envying to wish that you had someone else's possessions, abilities etc  (Evelyn was good-looking, rich, and intelligent - all the girls envied her. | envy sb (for) sth)  (He envied Rosalind for her youth and strength.)  (- compare jealous) ~2 n 1 the feeling of wanting something that someone else has  (He stared with envy at Robert's new car. | green with envy (=envying someone a lot)) 2 be the envy of to be something that other people admire and want to have very much  (Britain's National Health Service was once the envy of the world.)  (- compare jealousy)