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
Jones was a strapping, green-eyed man whose emotive face seemed always at the brink of laughter or fury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
The green-eyed, short-haired tabby cat was settling in well at the White House with "her favorite toys, treats, and plenty of room to smell and explore," LaRosa said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2022
It rolled over in bed when he got home before sunrise: a green-eyed monster lying next to his young, inscrutable wife, but then Zizmo would blink and the monster would disappear.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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