jelous

== English == === Adjective === jelous Misspelling of jealous. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === gelous, gelus, gelows, jalous, jolouse, jelos, jelouse === Etymology === From Old French jalous, gelus, from Late Latin zelosus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛˈluːs/, /d͡ʒaˈluːs/, /d͡ʒɛːˈluːs/ === Adjective === jelous Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's partner cheating. Heartless, ruthless, strong; having great might and little empathy. Loving, passionate; having much love or passion. (rare) Bearing envy; jealous; resentful of another's possessions or status. (rare) Paranoid; having suspicion or mistrust. (rare) Diligent, anxious, protective. ==== Derived terms ==== jalousie jelousnesse jelouste ==== Descendants ==== English: jealous Scots: jealous ==== References ==== “jelǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2018.