Feeling or showing belief that something good will happen.
Formed in Middle English from “hope” plus the suffix “-ful,” meaning “full of.” The pattern matches many emotion words like “joyful” and “fearful.”
Being hopeful doesn’t mean ignoring problems; it means seeing problems and still believing effort matters. Hopeful people often handle setbacks better because they expect another chance to try.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.