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Enviable vs. Envious
Enviable
/ˈenviəbəl/Examples:
Her vacation photos made her lifestyle seem enviable.An enviable collection of rare artifacts filled the room.The job offered an enviable salary and flexible hours.
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Envious
/ˈenviəs/Examples:
He gazed at her and felt an unexpected envious pang.The young artist was envious of her mentor's success.While others were envious of her talents, she remained humble.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Enviable is about being desired because of something good, like qualities or possessions that others want.
- Envious is when you feel a desire for what someone else has, it's more about a feeling or emotion.
- Think of enviable as something that others would like to have, while envious is being the one who wants what others have.
- If you are enviable, other people might be envious of you.
- Remember: enviable ends in able suggesting that you are worthy of envy, while envious ends in ous suggesting you are filled with envy.
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