hopeful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

feeling hope
inspiring hope

noun

Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊpfl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hopeful.wav /ˈhoʊpfl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-hopeful.wav

Word forms

hopeful more hopeful most hopeful hopefull hopefuls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English hopeful From hope + -ful.

Antonyms

hopeless desperate dejected

Derived words

hopefully hopeful monster hopefulness nonhopeful unhopeful

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