Up in the stratosphere, big cheddar. Simmer 'er down bud. Woah.

**** yes I'm jealous of people, I'm not going to lie.

Also I'm with Dead and Frown on the whole Hail Satan thing, Satan is down to chill.

Are jealously and envy the same thing?

I can be a bit envious of other's qualities, but I don't let it bring me down. I have plenty of qualities about myself that I would never change.

I view Envy as Jealousy's ugly sister ;)

They are similar emotions, but jealousy is more or less wanting something someone else has that you DON'T have; whereas envy is wanting something someone else has that you CAN'T (or shouldn't) have.

Examples:

a man who is jealous because his brother married a beautiful, intelligent woman and he wants to marry a beautiful, intelligent woman too... versus... a man who is envious because his brother married the exact same woman that he himself wants

A musician who is jealous of a more *skilled* musician... versus... a musician who is envious of a more *talented* musician

A woman who is jealous because her friend makes more money and can afford to make herself look prettier (nicer clothes, better hairdresser, plastic surgery, etc)... Versus... a woman who is envious of a friend who is more NATURALLY beautiful than she is

Ja...that's not what those words actually mean.

Jealousy is resentment over potentially losing someone or something, like getting jealous when your SO is acting flirty with someone else. Envy is what you described for both jealousy and envy in your description. Colloquially, jealousy is generally used to mean envy, though.

"Jealousy," like most words in the English language, has more than one connotation. I was simply addressing the specific connotation that the previous poster was wondering about....

But we can continue to pick gnat sh!t outta pepper if you like ;)

I am aware of that. I even mentioned it.

Still, you was wrong and we both know it.

All I know is, is that the musician comparison struck a vulnerable chord, and you retorted by copy/pasting Diffen - Compare Anything. Diffen. Discern. Decide. :laughing:

Besides, I began my entire statement with "how I view it" since he and i were obviously speaking in colloquial terms. Jealousy and envy have different colloquial connotations too, and you know it. You're just a spiiiiiider when it comes to waiting to catch the Dagger in a "gotcha!" moment.

You might be appalled to find me flattered :love: ;)

Oh god the Trollheart approach to dictionaries is contagious.

The Dagger?


Next thing you know she'll be writing song and album titles without proper capitalization.