hopeful

[ hohp-fuhl ]

/ ˈhoʊp fəl /

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adjective

full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.

exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect.

noun

a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful.

Origin of hopeful

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR hopeful

1 expectant; sanguine, optimistic, confident.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hopeful

hope·ful·ness, noun un·hope·ful, adjective un·hope·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby hopeful

hope against hope, hope chest, hope diamond, hope springs eternal, hope, bob, hopeful, hopeful monster, hopefully, hopeh, hopeless, hopewell

Example sentences from the Web for unhopeful

I have heard much the same noises proceed from the throat of an unhopeful pig engaged in some minor investigation.

The Jervaise Comedy |J. D. Beresford
I was weary and unhopeful, and so, perhaps, trod more safely the somewhat devious and perplexing path that lay before me.

Rutledge |Miriam Coles Harris
“The name sounds sort of unhopeful,” ventured Mr. Gubb timidly.

Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective |Ellis Parker Butler
When Mazzini arrived at Lyons, he found an unhopeful plan in preparation for raiding Savoy.

The Life of Mazzini |Bolton King

And indeed the contrition seemed to have gathered force in many a past fit of remorse, and now was deep but not unhopeful.

A Reputed Changeling |Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for unhopeful

hopeful

/ (ˈhəʊpfʊl) /

adjective

having or expressing hope

giving or inspiring hope; promising

noun

a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful)

Derived forms of hopeful

hopefulness, noun

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adjective

noun

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hopeful

adjective

noun

Origin of hopeful

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OTHER WORDS FROM hopeful

Words nearby hopeful

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adjective

noun

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