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unhopeful

unhopeful adjective: not hopeful.

Adjective

unhopeful (comparative more unhopeful, superlative most unhopeful)

  1. Not hopeful.
    • As a young man, his was a severe and unhopeful mind, and the tendency to despond was increased by circumstances.1897, R.W. Church, Occasional Papers
    • His pessimistic and unhopeful temperament was doubtless due to inherent and hereditary bodily weakness, and to the lack of muscular cultivation in his youth, which might have modified inherent tendencies.1904, Various, Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June"

Noun

unhopeful (plural unhopefuls)

  1. Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory.

unhopeful meaning in Tamil

unhopeful in Tamil

நம்பிக்கையற்ற

Forms of unhopeful

Adjective
comparativemore unhopeful
superlativemost unhopeful
Noun
pluralunhopefuls

Origin of unhopeful

From Middle English unhopful, unhopfulle, equivalent to un- + hopeful.

Words formed from unhopeful

Questions about unhopeful

What does unhopeful mean?
Unhopeful means not hopeful.
What is unhopeful in Tamil?
Unhopeful in Tamil is நம்பிக்கையற்ற. See Unhopeful meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is unhopeful?
Unhopeful can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unhopeful in the dictionary

  1. unhooted
  2. unhoovered
  3. unhope
  4. unhoped
  5. unhoped-for
  6. unhopeful
  7. unhopefully
  8. unhopefulness
  9. unhopefuls
  10. unhoping
  11. unhopped

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