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- [hohp-fuh l]
- /ˈhoʊp fəl/
- /ˌʌnˈhəʊpfʊl /
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- [hohp-fuh l]
- /ˈhoʊp fəl/
Definitions of unhopeful word
- adjective unhopeful full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism. 1
- adjective unhopeful exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect. 1
- noun unhopeful a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the Democratic presidential hopeful. 1
- adjective unhopeful without hope; unpromising 0
- noun unhopeful Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory. 0
- adjective unhopeful Not hopeful. 0
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Origin of unhopeful
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; hope + -ful
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Parts of speech for Unhopeful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unhopeful popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unhopeful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unhopeful
adj unhopeful
adjective unhopeful
- abject — You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
Antonyms for unhopeful
adj unhopeful
- desirous — If you are desirous of doing something or desirous of something, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
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