adj
Meaning 1
feeling hope
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I have been very hopeful.
- I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hopeful
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊpfl̩/
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General-American: /ˈhoʊpfl̩/
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CMU ARPABET: HH OW1 P F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
inspiring hope
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
having or manifesting hope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets
- found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hopeless
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
full or promise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- had a bright future in publishing
- the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career
- a hopeful new singer on Broadway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bright, promising
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
an ambitious and aspiring young person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a lofty aspirant
- two executive hopefuls joined the firm
- the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: applicant, applier
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: надяващ се (nadjavašt se) — feeling hope
- Catalan: esperançat — feeling hope
- Danish: håbefuld — feeling hope
- Esperanto: esperebla — feeling hope
- Esperanto: esperplena — feeling hope
- Finnish: toiveikas — feeling hope
- French: plein d'espoir — feeling hope
- Ancient Greek: εὔελπις (eúelpis) — feeling hope
- Hindi: आशावादी (āśāvādī) — feeling hope
- Hindi: सकारात्मक (sakārātmak) — feeling hope
- Irish: misniúil — feeling hope
- Italian: speranzoso — feeling hope
- Kazakh: үмітті (ümıttı) — feeling hope
- Kazakh: дәмелі (dämelı) — feeling hope
- Macedonian: на́дежен (nádežen) — feeling hope
- Plautdietsch: hopnungsvoll — feeling hope
- Serbo-Croatian: pun nade — feeling hope
- Spanish: esperanzado — feeling hope
- Swedish: hoppfull — feeling hope
- Talysh: اومیدوار (umidavâr) — feeling hope
- Turkish: umutlu — feeling hope
- Uyghur: ئۈمىدۋار (ümidwar) — feeling hope
- Bulgarian: обнадеждаващ (obnadeždavašt) — inspiring hope
- Bulgarian: многообещаващ (mnogoobeštavašt) — inspiring hope
- Catalan: esperançador — inspiring hope
- Czech: nadějný — inspiring hope
- Finnish: toivoa herättävä — inspiring hope
- French: encourageant — inspiring hope
- French: prometteur — inspiring hope
- Ancient Greek: εὔελπις (eúelpis) — inspiring hope
- Macedonian: охрабру́вачки (ohrabrúvački) — inspiring hope
- Russian: обнадёживающий (obnadjóživajuščij) — inspiring hope
- Serbo-Croatian: koji ulijeva nadu — inspiring hope
- Somali: rajo — inspiring hope
- Spanish: esperanzador — inspiring hope
- Swedish: hoppingivande — inspiring hope