Meanings
comparative more enviably · superlative most enviably
- In an enviable manner or to an enviable degree
The tea-planters’ houses of Ceylon […] were often surrounded by admirable lawns of coarse mountain grass, upon which the planters’ ladies enviably sat
1968, Jan Morris, chapter 17, in Pax Britannica, Faber & Faber, published 2010, page 3791 more example
Body count, for those readers who have enjoyed an enviably sheltered life, is the contemporary term for the number of men with whom she has shared physical intimacy. These women seem to experience considerable discomfort when asked about their "body count."
2023 September 21, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, The Holistic You: Integrating Your Family, Finances, Faith, Friendships, and Fitness, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 155
Origin
- Old Frenchenvie
- Middle Englishenvie
- Englishenvy
- Englishenviable
- Englishenviably
Translations
Catalan envejablement
- envejablementTranslations
Portuguese invejavelmente
- invejavelmenteTranslations
Russian зави́дно
- зави́дно (zavídno)Translations
Spanish envidiablemente
- envidiablementeTranslations
Swedish avundsvärt
- avundsvärtTranslations
Cite this entry
enviably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enviably
“enviably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enviably. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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