unhopefuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈhəʊpf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌənˈhoʊpfəl/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.

1. Not affording grounds for hope; unpromising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adjective]

unhopefulc1450

unlikelyc1450

favourless1509

unpromising1640

blue1650

promiseless1657

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 2871 For both thire sonnes tholed she the vnhopfulle bitternesse.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 353 And Benedicke is not the vnhopefullest husband that I know.

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 73 More valewing encrease From this vnhopefull Impe, then all the Store Hee had beside.

1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. iii. 67 The unhopefullest season of the year, the winter solstice.

1785 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 406 The lethargic character of their ambassador here gives a very unhopeful aspect to a treaty on this ground.

1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural vi. 183 There is nothing in it unhopeful, nothing to accuse.

1890 Spectator 7 June The chance of reading the great Minister a lesson in humility seemed not unhopeful.

2. Not feeling hope; despondent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective]

ormodeOE

ortroweOE

aerwenec1275

wanlessa1300

desesperatc1384

despairedc1400

wanhopelyc1425

lornc1475

desperate1483

wanhope1549

hopelost1570

despairfula1586

forlorn1603

despairinga1616

hopelessa1616

unhopinga1628

lost1709

au désespoir1766

unanticipative1847

unhopeful1850

the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective]

fordrevedc1175

astoniedc1386

comfortless1387

bashedc1440

bluea1450

matedc1450

quailing?a1475

dismayeda1535

bashful1552

daunted1587

excordiate1594

appalled1609

craveneda1644

astonisheda1649

consternated1667

disheartened1720

intimidated1727

coweda1745

consterned1839

unhopeful1850

1850 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. Apr. 64 The fear which the mass, if uneducated and unhopeful, will always feel.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. xiv. 180 Jobst tried..to do some governing; but finding all very anarchic, grew unhopeful.

Derivatives

unˈhopefulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun]

forlornnessc825

unhope?c1225

wanhope1297

speir13..

wantrokingc1350

mishopea1400

desperacy1629

Slough of Despond1776

hopelessness1853

unhopefulness1868

1737 Bailey ]

1868 H. Bushnell Moral Uses of Dark Things 297 They become, in this way, a kind of mystery of unhopefulness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unhopeful
释义	unhopefuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈhəʊpf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈhoʊpfəl/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. 1. Not affording grounds for hope; unpromising. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [adjective] unhopefulc1450 unlikelyc1450 favourless1509 unpromising1640 blue1650 promiseless1657 c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 2871 For both thire sonnes tholed she the vnhopfulle bitternesse. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 353 And Benedicke is not the vnhopefullest husband that I know. View more context for this quotation a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) I. 73 More valewing encrease From this vnhopefull Impe, then all the Store Hee had beside. 1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. iii. 67 The unhopefullest season of the year, the winter solstice. 1785 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 406 The lethargic character of their ambassador here gives a very unhopeful aspect to a treaty on this ground. 1858 H. Bushnell Nature & Supernatural vi. 183 There is nothing in it unhopeful, nothing to accuse. 1890 Spectator 7 June The chance of reading the great Minister a lesson in humility seemed not unhopeful. 2. Not feeling hope; despondent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [adjective] ormodeOE ortroweOE aerwenec1275 wanlessa1300 desesperatc1384 despairedc1400 wanhopelyc1425 lornc1475 desperate1483 wanhope1549 hopelost1570 despairfula1586 forlorn1603 despairinga1616 hopelessa1616 unhopinga1628 lost1709 au désespoir1766 unanticipative1847 unhopeful1850 the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] fordrevedc1175 astoniedc1386 comfortless1387 bashedc1440 bluea1450 matedc1450 quailing?a1475 dismayeda1535 bashful1552 daunted1587 excordiate1594 appalled1609 craveneda1644 astonisheda1649 consternated1667 disheartened1720 intimidated1727 coweda1745 consterned1839 unhopeful1850 1850 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. Apr. 64 The fear which the mass, if uneducated and unhopeful, will always feel. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. ii. xiv. 180 Jobst tried..to do some governing; but finding all very anarchic, grew unhopeful. Derivatives unˈhopefulness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] forlornnessc825 unhope?c1225 wanhope1297 speir13.. wantrokingc1350 mishopea1400 desperacy1629 Slough of Despond1776 hopelessness1853 unhopefulness1868 1737 Bailey ] 1868 H. Bushnell Moral Uses of Dark Things 297 They become, in this way, a kind of mystery of unhopefulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450
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