hopeful — hopeful, optimistic, roseate, rose colored are comparable when they mean having or showing confidence that the end or outcome will be favorable or for the best. Hopeful, which is often used in distinction from sanguine (see CONFIDENT), usually… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Hopeful — Hope ful, a. 1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. [1913 Webster] Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hopeful — [adj1] optimistic, expectant anticipating, anticipative, assured, at ease, blithe, buoyant, calm, cheerful, comfortable, confident, content, eager, elated, emboldened, enthusiastic, expecting, faithful, forward looking*, high, hoping, inspirited … New thesaurus
hopeful — [hōp′fəl] adj. [ME] 1. feeling or showing hope; expecting to get what one wants 2. inspiring or giving hope [a hopeful sign] n. a person who hopes, or seems likely, to succeed hopefulness n … English World dictionary
hopeful — index apparent (presumptive), auspicious, candidate, novice, propitious, sanguine, solicitous Bur … Law dictionary
hopeful — (adj.) c.1200, from HOPE (Cf. hope) + FUL (Cf. ful). As a noun, “one on whom hopes are set,” from 1720. Related: Hopefulness … Etymology dictionary
hopeful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or inspiring hope. ► NOUN ▪ a person likely or hoping to succeed. DERIVATIVES hopefulness noun … English terms dictionary
hopeful — I UK [ˈhəʊpf(ə)l] / US [ˈhoʊpfəl] adjective * 1) a) believing that something will happen the way you want it to We resumed negotiations but we re not very hopeful. hopeful that: In spite of our differences, we remain hopeful that a solution can… … English dictionary
hopeful — hope|ful1 [ houpfəl ] adjective * 1. ) believing that something will happen the way you want it to: We resumed negotiations but we re not very hopeful. hopeful that: In spite of our differences, we remain hopeful that a solution can be found.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hopeful — hope|ful1 [ˈhəupfəl US ˈhoup ] adj 1.) believing that what you hope for is likely to happen = ↑optimistic hopeful about ▪ Everyone s feeling pretty hopeful about the future. hopeful (that) ▪ I m hopeful that we can find a solution. be hopeful of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
