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[ hohp-fuhl ] / ˈhoʊp fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hopeful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism. exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect. nouna person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful. Origin of hopefulFirst recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful SYNONYMS FOR hopeful1 expectant; sanguine, optimistic, confident. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hopeful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM hopefulhope·ful·ness, nounun·hope·ful, adjectiveun·hope·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby hopefulhope, hope against hope, Hope, Bob, hope chest, Hope diamond, hopeful, hopefully, hopeful monster, Hopeh, hopeless, hopelessness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hopefulIs there any chance the potential 2016 hopeful will stand up to the right and embrace paid sick leave? Christie Blames Parents for Bad Economy|Monica Potts|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST He remained as hopeful as ever that he would himself join the NYPD, whatever the danger. In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Foxx is hopeful that young people are evolving past the point of being preoccupied with race. Jamie Foxx: Get Over the Black ‘Annie’|Stereo Williams|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST But assuming things were ever that hopeful, heaven was short-lived, and trouble followed. The Sydney Astrologer Turned Islamic Radical|Jacob Siegel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bright-eyed and hopeful, she had become a national celebrity in her home country, even appearing on a TV variety show. The Shocking Death of Miss Honduras|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST With a smile, and many renewed expressions of thankfulness, the hopeful tradesman paid his penny. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851|Various Hopeful as youth, careless as the wind, it sang in gladness and in trust. Told in a French Garden|Mildred Aldrich "I am glad you are so hopeful," he said; and he went off into his laboratory. The Squire's Daughter|Silas K(itto) Hocking But that morrow came at last, and with it rose Oliver, strengthened and hopeful once more for the trial that lay before him. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines Reed Some of these people were returning, but most of them pressed on, hopeful of striking some spot that was awaiting them. Klondike Nuggets|E. S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for hopeful
adjectivehaving or expressing hope giving or inspiring hope; promising nouna person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful) Derived forms of hopefulhopefulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hopefuleager, buoyant, enthusiastic, sanguine, comfortable, cheerful, confident, rosy, upbeat, trusting, pleasant, good, probable, exciting, fortunate, encouraging, likely, favorable, reasonable, gracious |