Jealousy refers to a state of suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity. It commonly describes a resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold, envy towards another's possessions, and a close concern for someone or something, solicitude, vigilance, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Taken together, these meanings present Jealousy as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Jealousy therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea. Jealousy is not limited to a single rigid definition in ordinary language, and that wider range is part of what makes the category useful for grouping related material without losing the term's main sense. When used as a theme, Jealousy can support serious, reflective, argumentative, or even playful quotations, provided the wording still connects back to the core idea described by the source definitions.
