Dictionary![]() ![]() hope•fulPronunciation: (hōp'ful), [key] —adj. 1. full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism. 2. exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect. —n. a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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