Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hopeful"
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) 1.7 (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 ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant";
"two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience
was full of Madonna wannabes" [syn: {aspirant}, {aspirer},
{wannabe}, {wannabee}]
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