Hyphenation of envy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word envy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

en-vy

Definitions of envy:

1.	A feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
2.	Spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
3.	Feel envious towards Admire enviously
4.	Be envious of Set one's heart on

Synonyms of envy:

noun	enviousness, the green-eyed monster, resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour
noun	invidia, mortal sin, deadly sin
verb	admire, look up to
verb	begrudge, desire, want

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.