hopeful B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈhoʊpfl̩/ UK /ˈhəʊpfl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #10920 Meanings 1 adj Feeling that something good is likely to happen. We are hopeful that the project will be finished on time. 2 adj Making you believe something good might happen. The latest test results look hopeful. 3 noun Someone hoping to succeed, especially a candidate or competitor. Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · making you believe... bright 3 noun · someone hoping to succeed,... aspirant ↔ Opposites dejecteddesperatehopeless Word family Forms hopefulnesshopefuls Derived forms hopefullyhopefulnessnonhopefulunhopeful Etymology AI details From hope + -ful. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hopeful **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhoʊpfl̩/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəʊpfl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 10920 ## Meanings 1. Feeling that something good is likely to happen. 2. Making you believe something good might happen. 3. Someone hoping to succeed, especially a candidate or competitor. ## Examples - We are hopeful that the project will be finished on time. - The latest test results look hopeful. - Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week. ## Antonyms - dejected - desperate - hopeless ## Derived Forms - hopefully - hopefulness - nonhopeful - unhopeful ## Etymology From hope + -ful. ## AI Etymology Hopeful comes from hope + -ful. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Feeling that something good is likely to happen” and “Making you believe something good might happen”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown