- full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect.
- a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful.
- having or expressing hope
- giving or inspiring hope; promising
- a person considered to be on the brink of success (esp in the phrase a young hopeful)
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