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enviable

[ en-vee-uh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. worthy of envy; very desirable:

    an enviable position.

    Synonyms: lucky, fortunate, advantageous



enviable

/ ˈɛnvɪəbəl /

adjective

  1. exciting envy; fortunate or privileged


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Derived Forms

  • ˈenviableness, noun
  • ˈenviably, adverb

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Other Words From

  • envi·a·ble·ness noun
  • envi·a·bly adverb
  • non·envi·a·ble adjective
  • non·envi·a·ble·ness noun
  • non·envi·a·bly adverb
  • un·envi·a·ble adjective
  • un·envi·a·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of enviable1

First recorded in 1595–1605; envy + -able

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Example Sentences

Which makes her all that much more enviable—we were already jonesing after her killer career.

Whole Foods has an enviable stomach- and wallet-share among consumers of high-end grocers.

A god is an enviable creature who is more than you could ever be.

The quartet seems to be dealing with their respective emotional turmoil with enviable zippy wit.

A political novice—this is her first elective office—she brings an enviable track record of succeeding against great odds.

Are they not an indication of happiness, and is not that an enviable possession?

Bear in mind that the reputation of being the "late Mr. Smith" is not enviable.

Why then, my friend, should you not possess this enviable blessing?

Well, I am not going to deny that it is a privilege—a most enviable one.

Nor was the finishing of their testimony, in the eyes of the world, enviable.

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