i vizi capitali: invidioso

Today’s Parola del Giorno is the adjective invidioso, which means jealous.

Sin (noun) il vizio	Italian translation	Sin (adjective) il vizio	Italian translation
lust	la lussuria	lustful	lussorioso
gluttony	la gola	glutunous	goloso
greed	l’avarizia	greedy	avido
sloth	l’accidia	slothful	accidioso
wrath	l’ira	wrathful quick-tempered	iroso
envy, jealousy	l’invidia	envious/jealous	invidioso/geloso
pride	la superbia	proud, arrogant	superbo

See the adjective used below:

Secondo la versione più famosa della fiaba, la Regina era talmente invidiosa del fatto che Biancaneve fosse la più bella del reame, che si trasformò in strega per ucciderla con una mela avvelenata.

According to the most famous version of the fable, the Queen was so jealous of the fact that Snow White was the most beautiful in the realm that she transformed into a witch in order to kill her with a poisoned apple.

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What is the difference between l’invidia e la gelosia?

In Italian, l’invidia (envy) is what you feel when someone has something that you do not have. For example, being jealous of your brother because he bought a new car and you couldn’t or because a friend of yours is smarter than you are; in these cases you would feel invidioso. La gelosia is what you feel when you already have something (or someone) but you fear losing it. For example, you arrive late to the bar and see your girlfriend talking to another. You would be geloso because of your feeling of losing her to someone else. Check out this video – it does a good job explaining the difference (in Italian, of course!).