different between hopeful vs healthy

English

Alternative forms

• hopefull (archaic)

Etymology

From hope +? -ful.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ho?pf?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??pf?l/
• Hyphenation: hope?ful

Adjective

hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative most hopeful)

1. feeling hope

2. inspiring hope

   It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.

Antonyms

• hopeless
• desperate
• dejected

Derived terms

• hopefully

Translations

Noun

hopeful (plural hopefuls)

1. Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.

English

Etymology

From health +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?l.?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?i

Adjective

healthy (comparative healthier or more healthy, superlative healthiest or most healthy)

1. Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

   Antonym: unhealthy
2. Conducive to health.

   Synonym: healthful

   Antonym: unhealthy
3. Evincing health.
4. (figuratively) Significant, hefty; beneficial.

Usage notes

When a clearer distinction is intended, healthy is used to describe the state of the object, and healthful describes its ability to impart health to the recipient. Vegetables in good condition are both healthy (i.e., not rotten or diseased) and healthful (i.e., they improve the eaters' health, compared to eating junk food). By contrast, a poisonous plant can be healthy, but it is not healthful to eat it.

Derived terms

Related terms

• heal
• healing
• whole

Translations

Further reading

• healthy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• healthy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.