enviable

adjective

/ˈen.vi.ə.bl̩/

Definition

› If someone is in an enviable situation, you wish you were also in that situation: She's in the enviable position of being able to choose who she works for.Envy and jealousy enviably

/-bli/ adverb Envy and jealousy

(Definition of enviable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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enumerate verb
enunciate verb (EXPLAIN)
enunciate verb (PRONOUNCE)
envelop verb
envelope noun
enviable adjective
envious adjective
environment noun (NATURE)
environment noun (SURROUNDINGS)
environmental adjective
environmental health noun

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Synonyms and related words:

all right adjective, adverb (GOOD/SATISFACTORY)
be green with envy idiom
covet verb
covetable adjective
covetous adjective
envious adjective
envy noun
envy verb
grudge verb
jealous adjective (UNHAPPY)
jealousy noun
possessive adjective (PERSON)

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