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Mar 15, 2019, 4:53 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 24left

QUOTE:

"Envy occurs when we lack a desired attribute enjoyed by another.

Jealousy occurs when something we already possess (usually a special relationship) is threatened by a third person"

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/b...y-and-jealousy

Merriam-Webster says https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...ous-vs-envious

I gave up after:

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The fact that each of these words has numerous meanings makes it somewhat impractical to say “jealous means X, and envious means Y.”