Envie

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Wunsch , 🇪🇸 deseo , 🇮🇹 desiderio , 🇵🇹 desejo , 🇨🇳 渴望 , 🇯🇵 欲望 , 🇰🇷 욕망 , 🇸🇦 ارادة , 🇮🇳 ईच्छा

Usage Examples

Etymology

The noun **envie** comes from Old French *envie*, which was borrowed from Late Latin *invidia* (literally “envy, jealousy”). While *invidia* denoted a feeling of resentment toward another, the French sense broadened during the Middle Ages to a more general longing or desire. By the time the word entered modern French, its meaning had shifted to the everyday sense of a strong wish or craving.

Synonyms

désir soif appétit ardeur impulsion souhait ambition

Antonyms

indifférence aversion répulsion antipathie désintérêt