enviable

[ en-vee-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. worthy of envy; very desirable: an enviable position.

Origin of enviable

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; envy + -able

Other words for enviable

Other words from enviable

  • en·vi·a·ble·ness, noun
  • en·vi·a·bly, adverb
  • non·en·vi·a·ble, adjective
  • non·en·vi·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·en·vi·a·bly, adverb
  • un·en·vi·a·ble, adjective
  • un·en·vi·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for enviable

enviable

/ (ˈɛnvɪəbəl) /


adjective
  1. exciting envy; fortunate or privileged

Derived forms of enviable

  • enviableness, noun
  • enviably, adverb

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