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enviable

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en⋅vi⋅a⋅ble

  [en-vee-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
worthy of envy; very desirable: an enviable position.
Origin:
1595–1605; envy + -able

Related forms:
en⋅vi⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
en⋅vi⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
advantageous, fortunate, lucky.
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en·vi·a·ble   (ěn'vē-ə-bəl)   
adj.  So desirable as to arouse envy: "the enviable English quality of being able to be mute without unrest" (Henry James).
en'vi·a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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