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minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 days agoIt’s not my definition. That is the subtle difference between the two words. But, most people use both words for the same thing, and most people only use the word jealousy for both things. Merriam Webster has an interesting paragraph on the page for jealousy about it: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jealousy You can also check the definitions of jealous and envious yourself, you’ll see that one is defined through hostility of some sort.
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoAgain, both words are responses to the emotion and a choice.
minus-squareiglou@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoNo, they stem from different emotions.
minus-squarepodian@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoDon’t blow their mind by pointing out how emotions take objects and how that scuttles their position.
It’s not my definition. That is the subtle difference between the two words. But, most people use both words for the same thing, and most people only use the word jealousy for both things.
Merriam Webster has an interesting paragraph on the page for jealousy about it: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jealousy
You can also check the definitions of jealous and envious yourself, you’ll see that one is defined through hostility of some sort.
Again, both words are responses to the emotion and a choice.
No, they stem from different emotions.
Don’t blow their mind by pointing out how emotions take objects and how that scuttles their position.