green-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
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jealous or envious
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jealousy or envy
Etymology
Origin of green-eyed
First recorded in 1590–1600 in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice (1596?), green being associated with envy
Example Sentences
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American business and Silicon Valley, in particular, are littered with classic beefs fueled by ambition, greed and green-eyed jealousy: the late Steve Jobs vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
"You are our flower, our baby and our green-eyed child."
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
The green-eyed octopus sports the first image of the city’s new soccer team, with a crest on its forehead that reads “Ballard FC” above imagery of the area’s bridge at sunset.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country's wars, arrives to meet with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan November 9, 2016.
From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2021
He says I’m going to turn into one of those green-eyed ladies at the Kmart checkout if I’m not careful.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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