hopeful

English

Alternative forms

hopefull (archaic)

Etymology

From hope +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊpfəl/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊpfəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Hyphenation: hope‧ful

Adjective

hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative most hopeful)

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.

Antonyms

hopeless
desperate
dejected

Derived terms

hopefully
hopeful monster

Translations

feeling hope

Bulgarian: надяващ се (nadjavašt se)
Catalan: esperançat
Danish: håbefuld
Esperanto: esperebla
Finnish: toiveikas (fi)
Greek:
Ancient: εὔελπις (eúelpis)
Irish: misniúil
Italian: speranzoso (it)
Macedonian: на́дежен (nádežen)
Plautdietsch: hopnungsvoll
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)
Catalan: esperançador
Czech: nadějný (cs)
Finnish: toivoa herättävä
Greek:
Ancient: εὔελπις (eúelpis)
Macedonian: охрабру́вачки (ohrabrúvački)
Russian: обнадёживающий (ru) m (obnadjóživajuščij)
Serbo-Croatian: koji ulijeva nadu
Somali: rajo
Spanish: esperanzador
Swedish: hoppingivande

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: hoopvol (nl) (feeling hope), hoopgevend (nl) (promising)
French: encourageant (fr)
German: hoffnungsvoll (de)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ھیوادار‎ (ku) (hîwadar)
Northern Kurdish: hêvîdar (ku), umêdewar (ku), bihêvî (ku)
Scottish Gaelic: gealltanach, dòchasach

Noun

hopeful (plural hopefuls)

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.