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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hopeful \Hope"ful\, a. 1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. --Hooker. 2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. ``Hopeful scholars.'' --Addison. -- {Hope"ful*ly}, adv -- {Hope"ful*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hopeful adj 1: having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" [ant: {hopeless}] 2: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate}, {rosy}] n : an aspiring young person; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {wannabe}, {wannabee}]
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