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Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of invideō (“look askance; envy”).
Participle
invidēns (genitive invidentis); third-declension one-termination participle
- looking askance or maliciously at, casting an evil eye upon
- (figuratively) being prejudiced against someone or influenced by prejudice
- (by extension) begrudging; refusing, denying; hindering, preventing
- (by extension) envying; emulating, aspiring to rival
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
References
- “invidens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “invidens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- invidens in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.