hopeful
adjective
- anticipating
- being or seeming promising, having good prospects, inspiring or causing a feeling of hope or optimism
- being full of hope or optimism, feeling or being inclined to feel hope, optimistic
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈhəʊpfl̩/ / /ˈhoʊpfl̩/
adj
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.
- feeling hope
“I have been very hopeful.”
“I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.”
- inspiring hope
“It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.”
“The night was further proof that the Democratic Party’s cruel summer had given way to a more hopeful election season.”
noun
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.
- Someone 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.”
“Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and several other Republican presidential hopefuls spent Tuesday in New Hampshire, while Mike Pence, the former vice president, was in Iowa.”