Longing envy

Envious

Also known as covetous

Strength 2 of 4

Wanting something another person has, such as a quality, a chance or a way of life, with a sting of comparison and a sense of falling short beside them.

In the body

  • A sour tightness in the stomach
  • Eyes drawn back to the other person
  • A tightening of the jaw

Needs behind it

When these needs aren’t met

Self-worthRecognitionFairness

Softer and stronger

  1. Envious
  2. Jealous

Often confused with

Inferior

Inferior is a sense of being worth less than others; envious is wanting something a particular person has.

Jealous

Envious is wanting something another person has; jealous is fearing you will lose a bond you already have to someone else.

Resentful

Envious wants what someone else has; resentful holds on to a sense of having been treated unfairly, whether or not you want what they have.