Envy \En"vy\, n.; pl. Envies. [F. envie, L. invidia envious;
   akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in
   against + videre to see. See Vision.]
   1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]
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            If he evade us there,
            Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.
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   2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the
      sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied
      with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal
      advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of;
      as, they did this in envy of C[ae]sar.
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            Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of
            another, or anger and displeasure at any good of
            another which we want, or any advantage another hath
            above us.                             --Ray.
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            No bliss
            Enjoyed by us excites his envy more.  --Milton.
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            Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave,
            Is emulation in the learned or brave. --Pope.
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   3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]
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            Such as cleanliness and decency
            Prompt to a virtuous envy.            --Ford.
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   4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]
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            To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. --B. Jonson.
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   5. An object of envious notice or feeling.
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            This constitution in former days used to be the envy
            of the world.                         --Macaulay.
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