jealous: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with J · ends with S
Meaning of jealous
adj
Suspecting rivalry in love; troubled by worries that one might have been replaced in someone's affections; suspicious of a lover's or spouse's fidelity.
Example: jealous lover
Protective; zealously guarding; careful in the protection of something (or someone) one has or appreciates, especially one's spouse or lover.
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
Example: be jealous of someone/something
Suspicious; apprehensive.
Listed forms: jealouser, jealousest, iealous.
Source: Wiktionary — jealous.
verb
- ambitransitive, slang
To harass or attack (somebody) out of jealousy.
- transitive
To deliberately make (someone) jealous of another person's (often their partner's) associations with other people.
Listed forms: jealouses, jealousing, jealoused, iealous.
Source: Wiktionary — jealous.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for jealous.
adjective
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
adjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
- green-eyed
- overjealous
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is jealous in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of jealous
J(8) + E(1) + A(1) + L(1) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of jealous
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from jealous
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