The entry for 「羨ましい」in the Daijisen (at least the version found on Kotobank)
is

「他人の能力や状態をみて、自分もそうありたいと願うさま。また、他人をねたましく思うさま。」

and in the Daijirin is

「うらやむ気持ちをそそられるさま。人が恵まれていたり、物事が優れていたりするのを見て、自分もそのようになりたいと思うさま。」

As far as I know,「羨ましい」means both "envious" and "enviable". However, to me,
both of these entries do not seem to suggest the second meaning. Am I right in
thinking this? Do these entries suggest the second meaning to you? If so, how?

Thanks for any help.
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A question regarding the explanation for 「羨ましい」 in the Daijirin and Daijisen
As for the usage of うらやましい, it can safely modify an inanimate object. うらやましい能力
means "enviable ability", for example.

I think this statement of Daijirin may correspond to "enviable".

> うらやむ気持ちをそそられるさま。

This is a bit ambiguous, but it can mean both "state/look by which one's
feeling of envy is induced" (i.e., a quality of a thing; enviable) and "a
state/situation in which one's feeling of envy is induced" (i.e., a feeling of
a person; envious).
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