What does envie mean?
Envie means (obsolete) To vie; to emulate; to strive..
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/ɪnˈvaɪ/ · verb
(obsolete) To vie; to emulate; to strive..
In which all pleasures plenteously abownd, And none does others happinesse envye
2018, Mark Vaughan, The Beacon 2: Battle of Nuclear Creek, self-published, unnumbered page, "I had an envie for something sweet so picked up King cakes for dessert. Bit of a lagniappe too, she gave us a dozen not ten."
"Oooo, yum." Linda licked her lips. "I had an envie for that." An envie is an urge. She walked to the oven, opened it, and looked in.
"Sorry about that," he said to the man. "I'm by myself here these days. I had an envie for some Popeye's fried chicken, and dammit if you can't get that kinda thing off your mind until you just get up and go get it."
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Envie means (obsolete) To vie; to emulate; to strive..
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In which all pleasures plenteously abownd, And none does others happinesse envye
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