Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

envied

/ˈɛnvid/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: en-vied
IPA: /ˈɛnvid/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of envy

adj

That is the object of envy.

verb

simple past and past participle of envie

Example Sentences

"She, seated between her aunt and Mr. Civil (now retired from the ministry on a pension), listening to the wind (for it was autumn) howling vengefully round the porch; while this envied, bedight girl eating her manifold chocolate gifts, would merrily go forth to further triumphs, laughing at the clown, so philosophically funny, despite the cruel ringmaster's whip cuts."

Inflected Forms

envyed (alternative) more envied (comparative) most envied (superlative)

Derived Forms

unenvied

Rhymes With

said side right side outside died inside tried provide north side east side wide ride

Questions

How do you pronounce envied?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnvid/.
What does envied mean?: simple past and past participle of envy

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