Hopeful vs Conducive - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between hopeful and conducive

is that hopeful is feeling hope while conducive is tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

is somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

* hopefull (archaic)

(en adjective)

Feeling hope.

I have been very hopeful .

I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.

Inspiring hope.

* hopeless * desperate * dejected

(en noun)

Somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

(en adjective)

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

A small, dark kitchen is not conducive to elaborate cooking.

* inconducive * unconducive