ANSWER: "envy" versus "jealousy"

[achacunsagloire]

Happy Halloween, dear Fandom Grammar readers!  Since we find ourselves once again on that most famous Day of Ghouls and Fright, it is only fitting that we examine two very terrible, very different, but often mistaken words whose definitions are no less insidious for the error: envy and jealousy.  Such a daunting challenge requires the assistance of

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[murielle]

Fascinating! Our Pastor recently described envy, as you did, but said that jealousy was seeing something someone else has and desiring the same thing for yourself, but without wanting the other person to lose what they have. As in you have a smart car, and I want one too. :-)

[achacunsagloire]

I'm glad you think so! And haha, that's not quite correct (as we now know).

[murielle]

Much more of a possessive thing. :-)

[morethanmending]

Wonderful post! I admit I'm guilty of using the words interchangeably - not anymore! :D

[achacunsagloire]

Thank you, and good! (I admit I'm guilty of it as well.)