Sunday, January 22, 2006

Dictionary.com

Jealous
  1. Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
    1. Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious: jealous of the success of others.
    2. Inclined to suspect rivalry.
  2. Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness: jealous thoughts.
  3. Vigilant in guarding something: We are jealous of our good name.
  4. Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic: a jealous God.
Possessive
  1. Of or relating to ownership or possession.
  2. Having or manifesting a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationships with others: a possessive parent.
  3. Grammar. Of, relating to, or being a noun or pronoun case that indicates possession.

6 comments:

Zeppelin said...

are you ok mate ? ;)

meghjanmi said...

hi ramm,the "literary bug'bit u too,i suppose..:)..albeit too strongly!!

Ram said...

raz- try this..."you are jealous cos someone else owns the thing you love and hence you cannot be possessive about that thing!"

Arun- absolutely! :)

MJ- hehe...

Ram said...

raz- or simply admit the fact that you are not worthy of its possession? ;)

meera- hehe, catch my point? ;)

meghjanmi said...

No,RC..that's called self-esteem..
and ram..there is a word called 'envy'if u can't possess what u want to be jealous about!!

Ram said...

MJ- true...:)