"envies" in the noun sense
1. envy, enviousness
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
2. envy, invidia
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
"envies" in the verb sense
1. envy
feel envious towards admire enviously
2. envy, begrudge
be envious of set one's heart on
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