Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

envier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-vi-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who envies.

Example Sentences

"There was a period, when the enviers of Bernadotte, taking advantage of this kind of popularity which he had obtained, represented him to the Directory as a man dangerous to liberty[…]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy English -er English envier From envy + -er.

Inflected Forms

enviers (plural)

Questions

What does envier mean?: One who envies.
Where does envier come from?: Etymology tree Old French enviebor. Middle English envie English envy English -er English envier From envy + -er.

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