Associations to the word «Jealous»
Noun
- Hera
- Jealousy
- Boyfriend
- Stepmother
- Rage
- Envy
- Girlfriend
- Lover
- Suitor
- Pang
- Rival
- Affection
- Lennon
- Hatred
- Mistress
- Husband
- Zeus
- Distrust
- Fit
- Richelieu
- Bitter
- Friendship
- Courtier
- Suspicion
- Naacp
- Crush
- Vigilance
- Psyche
- Fond
- Juno
- Temper
- Disposition
- Dislike
- Dread
- Jenna
- Pretension
- Intimacy
- Kissing
- Admirer
- Ignorant
- Bianca
- Osiris
- Sweetheart
- Mortal
- Balzac
- Cupid
- Ovid
- Enmity
- Torment
- Adultery
- Marri
- Rivalry
- Malice
- Spouse
- Quarrel
- Rapture
- Feeling
- Boogie
Adjective
Wiktionary
JEALOUS, adjective. Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover or spouse's fidelity. [from 13th c.]
JEALOUS, adjective. Protective, zealously guarding, careful in the protection of something one has or appreciates. [from 14th c.]
JEALOUS, adjective. Envious; feeling resentful of someone for a perceived advantage, material or otherwise. [from 14th c.]
JEALOUS, adjective. Suspecting, suspicious.
Dictionary definition
JEALOUS, adjective. Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection".
JEALOUS, adjective. Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.