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hopelesse

hopelesse is the obsolete spelling of hopeless.

Meaning of hopeless

Adjective

hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless)

  1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
    • I am a woman, friendless, hopeless.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...
  2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
    • My mind is a camera / Camela mon camela ambra / It brings into focus / The dreams of kings / And even the hopeless1970, The Friends of Distinction, “My Mind Is a Camera”, in Real Friends
  3. Without talent, not skilled.
    • He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
  4. (figuratively) Of an adverse condition, incurable.
    • She is a hopeless romantic.

Forms of hopelesse

comparativemore hopelesse
superlativemost hopelesse

Questions about hopelesse

What is hopelesse the obsolete spelling of?
Hopelesse is the obsolete spelling of hopeless.

Words near hopelesse in the dictionary

  1. Hopei
  2. hopein
  3. hopeite
  4. hopeium
  5. hopeless
  6. hopelesse
  7. hopelessly
  8. hopelessness
  9. hopelessnesses
  10. Hopeman
  11. hopemaxx

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