Meaning
Enviable means something that is so good, desirable, or fortunate that other people would wish to have it. It describes a situation, quality, or possession that inspires envy.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Adjective
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Used to describe things, situations, qualities, or positions that others might wish they had.
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Structure:
- enviable + noun → “an enviable position”
- to be enviable → “His success is enviable.”
Common Phrases
- enviable position
- enviable record
- enviable reputation
- enviable lifestyle
- enviable talent
Collocations
- Verb + enviable: enjoy an enviable, achieve an enviable, maintain an enviable
- Adverb + enviable: truly enviable, highly enviable, almost enviable
- Noun + enviable: enviable career, enviable skill, enviable achievement
Examples
- She has an enviable position at a top law firm.
- Their team’s enviable record makes them the favorite to win the championship.
- He enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the best chefs in the city.
- The company offers employees an enviable benefits package.
- With her talent and charm, she has an enviable career in the arts.
- They live an enviable lifestyle, traveling the world while working remotely.
- His ability to stay calm under pressure is truly enviable.
- The project’s success put him in an enviable position among his peers.
Synonyms or Related
- desirable
- admirable
- fortunate
- privileged
- covetable