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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