Hyphenation of hopeful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word hopeful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hope-ful

Definitions of hopeful:

1.
An ambitious and aspiring young person
A lofty aspirant Two executive hopefuls joined the firm The audience was full of Madonna wannabes
2.
Having or manifesting hope
A line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets Found a hopeful way of attacking the problem
3.
Full or promise
Had a bright future in publishing The scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career A hopeful new singer on Broadway

Synonyms of hopeful:

adj hopeful, anticipant, anticipative, expectant, aspirant, aspiring, wishful, would-be, encouraging, optimistic
adj fortunate, rosy, auspicious
noun aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee, applicant, applier

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