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hopeful

[ hohp-fuhl ]
/ ˈhoʊp fəl /
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adjective
full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect.
noun
a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful.
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Origin of hopeful

First recorded in 1560–70; hope + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM hopeful

hopeĀ·fulĀ·ness, noununĀ·hopeĀ·ful, adjectiveunĀ·hopeĀ·fulĀ·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for hopeful

hopeful
/ (ˈhÉ™ŹŠpfʊl) /

adjective
having or expressing hope
giving or inspiring hope; promising
noun
a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful)

Derived forms of hopeful

hopefulness, noun
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