hopeful

English

Alternative forms

• hopefull (archaic)

Etymology

From hope +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊpfəl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊpfəl/
• Hyphenation: hope‧ful

Adjective

hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative 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
• dejected

Derived terms

• hopefully

Translations

feeling hope

• Bulgarian: надяващ се (nadjavašt se)
• Esperanto: esperebla
• Finnish: toiveikas (fi)
• Irish: misniúil
• Italian: speranzoso
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• Serbo-Croatian: pun nade
• Spanish: esperanzado (es)
• Swedish: hoppfull (sv)
• Talysh:

  Asalemi: اومیدوار (umidavâr)

• Turkish: umutlu (tr)

inspiring hope

• Bulgarian: обнадеждаващ (bg) (obnadeždavašt), многообещаващ (bg) (mnogoobeštavašt)
• Czech: nadějný (cs)
• Finnish: toivoa herättävä
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• Russian: обнадёживающий (ru) m (obnadjóživajuščij)
• Serbo-Croatian: koji ulijeva nadu
• Somali: rajo
• Swedish: hoppingivande

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: hoopvol (nl) (feeling hope), hoopgevend (nl) (promising)
• French: encourageant (fr)
• German: hoffnungsvoll
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• Kurdish: , , ,
• Scottish Gaelic: gealltanach, dòchasach

Noun

hopeful (plural hopefuls)

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

   Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.