Meanings
nounpenis envy (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe unconscious desire of a woman to possess a penis.
Origin
- GermanPenisneid
- Englishpenis envy
Calque of German Penisneid.
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Arabic حَسَدُ القَضِيب
- حَسَدُ القَضِيب (ḥasadu l-qaḍīb)unconscious desire
Catalan enveja del penis
- enveja del penisunconscious desire
Chinese Mandarin 陰莖妒羨 /阴茎妒羡
- 陰莖妒羨 /阴茎妒羡 (yīnjīng dùxiàn)unconscious desire
Danish penismisundelse
- penismisundelseunconscious desire
Dutch penisnijd
- penisnijdunconscious desire
Estonian peenisekadedus
- peenisekadedusunconscious desire
Finnish peniskateus
- peniskateusunconscious desire
French envie du pénis
- envie du pénisunconscious desire
German Penisneid
- Penisneidunconscious desire
Greek φθόνος του πέους
- φθόνος του πέους (fthónos tou péous)unconscious desire
Hindi शिश्न ईर्ष्या
- शिश्न ईर्ष्या (śiśna īrṣyā)unconscious desire
Japanese ペニス羨望, 陰茎羨望
- ペニス羨望 (penisu-senbō)unconscious desire
- 陰茎羨望 (inkei-senbō)unconscious desire
Polish zazdrość o członek
- zazdrość o członekunconscious desire
Russian за́висть к пе́нису
- за́висть к пе́нису (závistʹ k pénisu)unconscious desire
Spanish envidia del pene
- envidia del peneunconscious desire
Swedish penisavund
- penisavundunconscious desire
Turkish penis hasedi
- penis hasediunconscious desire
Cite this entry
APA
penis envy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penis%20envy
MLA
“penis envy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penis%20envy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penis envy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penis%20envy.
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