hopeful

English

Alternative forms

• hopefull (archaic)

Etymology

hope +‎ -ful

Adjective

hopeful (comparative hopefuller or more hopeful, superlative hopefullest or most hopeful)

1. Feeling hope.

   I have been very hopeful.

   I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.

2. Inspiring hope.

Antonyms

• hopeless
• desperate

Translations

feeling hope

Swedish: hoppfull (sv)

Turkish: umutlu (tr)

inspiring hope

Czech: nadějný (cs) Somali: rajo (so)

Swedish: hoppingivande (sv)

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Dutch: hoopvol (nl) (feeling hope), hoopgevend (nl) (promising) Finnish: toiveikas (fi) French: encourageant (fr)

German: hoffnungsvoll (de) Kurdish: hêvîdar (ku), umêdewar (ku), bihêvî (ku), هیوادار Scottish Gaelic: gealltanach (gd), dòchasach (gd) Spanish: esperanzado (es)

Noun

hopeful (plural hopefuls)

1. Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

   Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.