nonhopeful

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adjective

Not hopeful.

OriginEnglish hopeful ← Proto-Germanic *fullaz ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós →
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Meanings

adjectivenonhopeful (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot hopeful.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-West Germanic*tōhopōn
  15. Old Englishtōhopa
  16. Old Englishhopa
  17. Middle Englishhope
  18. Englishhope
  19. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  21. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  22. Englishhopeful
  23. Englishnonhopeful

From non- + hopeful.

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APA

nonhopeful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhopeful

MLA

“nonhopeful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhopeful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonhopeful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonhopeful.

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