An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HOPEFUL
bright, hopeful, promising
(adjective) likely to turn out well in the future; “had a bright future in publishing”; “the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career”; “a hopeful new singer on Broadway”
hopeful
(adjective) having or manifesting hope; “a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets”; “found a hopeful way of attacking the problem”
aspirant, aspirer, hopeful, wannabe, wannabee
(noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person; “a lofty aspirant”; “two executive hopefuls joined the firm”; “the audience was full of Madonna wannabes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hopeful (comparative more hopeful, superlative most hopeful)
feeling hope
inspiring hope
Antonyms
• hopeless
• desperate
• dejected
Noun
hopeful (plural hopefuls)
Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.
Source: Wiktionary
Hope"ful, a.
1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. Hooker.
2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. "Hopeful scholars." Addison.
– Hope"ful*ly, adv.
– Hope"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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