Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

envie

/ɪnˈvaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: en-vie
IPA: /ɪnˈvaɪ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vie; to emulate; to strive.

Obsolete

noun

A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.

American usage

Example Sentences

"In which all pleasures plenteously abownd, And none does others happinesse envye"
""Oooo, yum." Linda licked her lips. "I had an envie for that." An envie is an urge. She walked to the oven, opened it, and looked in."
"2018, Mark Vaughan, The Beacon 2: Battle of Nuclear Creek, self-published, unnumbered page, "I had an envie for something sweet so picked up King cakes for dessert. Bit of a lagniappe too, she gave us a dozen not ten.""
""Sorry about that," he said to the man. "I'm by myself here these days. I had an envie for some Popeye's fried chicken, and dammit if you can't get that kinda thing off your mind until you just get up and go get it.""

Etymology

From en- + vie.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en
Root: envie

Usage

Obsolete
American usage

Inflected Forms

envies (present, singular) envying (participle, present) envied (participle, past) envied (past) envies (plural)

Rhymes With

by my why high on high try guy buy little guy why oh why july die

Questions

How do you pronounce envie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvaɪ/.
What does envie mean?: To vie; to emulate; to strive.
Where does envie come from?: It is traced to French.

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