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hopeful

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hope·ful  (hpfl)
adj.
1. Having or manifesting hope.
2. Inspiring hope; promising.
n.
A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate: a group of presidential hopefuls.

hopeful·ness n.

hopeful
Adjective
having, inspiring, or expressing hope
Noun
a person considered to be on the brink of success: a young hopeful
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hopefulhopeful - an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes"
applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
Adj.1.hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research"
optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
2.hopeful - full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
auspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"

hopeful
adjective 1. optimistic, confident, assured, looking forward to, anticipating, buoyant, sanguine, expectant << OPPOSITE despairing
Translations
Spanish hopeful [ˈhəupful] adj [person] → optimista; [situation] → prometedor(a);
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → confío en que podrá venir

French hopeful [ˈhəupful] hope adj [person] → plein(e) d'espoir; [situation] → prometteur/euse, encourageant(e);
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → j'ai bon espoir qu'elle pourra venir

German hopeful [ˈhəupful] hope adjhoffnungsvoll;
(situation) → vielversprechend;
I'm hopeful that she'll manage hope → ich hoffe, dass sie es schafft

Italian hopeful [ˈhəupful] adj [person] → pieno/a di speranza; [situation] → promettente;
I'm hopeful that she'll manage to come → ho buone speranze che venga

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Stroeve went twice a day to the hospital to enquire after his wife, who still declined to see him; and came away at first relieved and hopeful because he was told that she seemed to be growing better, and then in despair because, the complication which the doctor had feared having ensued, recovery was impossible.
"Read it when you are sad or happy or lonely or discouraged or hopeful," he said gravely.
Such an enterprise would seem almost as hopeful as for Lavater to have scrutinized the wrinkles on the Rock of Gibraltar, or for Gall to have mounted a ladder and manipulated the Dome of the Pantheon.
 
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