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Encouraging vs Hopeful - What's the difference?

encouraging | hopeful |

As adjectives the difference between encouraging and hopeful

is that encouraging is giving courage, confidence or hope while hopeful is feeling hope.

As a verb encouraging

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun hopeful is

somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

encouraging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • giving courage, confidence or hope
  • supporting by giving encouragement
  • auspicious, or bringing good luck

    • Verb

    (head)

    • hopeful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hopefull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling hope.
    • I have been very hopeful .
    I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.
  • Inspiring hope.

    • Antonyms

    * hopeless * desperate * dejected

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.
    • Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.