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hopeless

English

Etymology

hope +? -less, compare Swedish hopplös.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?pl?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??pl?s/
  • Hyphenation: hope?less

Adjective

hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless)

  1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
  2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
  3. Without talent, not skilled.
    He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
  4. (of an adverse condition) Incurable.
    She is a hopeless romantic.
    He is a hopeless idler.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "hopeless" is often applied: case, situation, romantic, love, cause, person, despair, life, undertaking, alcoholic, man, endeavor, place, pain, agony, project.

Synonyms

  • desperate
  • unhopeful

Antonyms

  • hopeful

Translations

References

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

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hopelessly

English

Etymology

hopeless +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?ho?pl?sli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h??pl?sli/
  • Hyphenation: hope?less?ly

Adverb

hopelessly (comparative more hopelessly, superlative most hopelessly)

  1. In a manner showing no hope

See also

  • hopeless
  • despairingly
  • despair

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