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Prodigy vs Hopeful - What's the difference?

prodigy | hopeful |

As nouns the difference between prodigy and hopeful

is that prodigy is while hopeful is somebody who is hoping for success or victory.

As an adjective hopeful is

feeling hope.

prodigy

English

Noun

(prodigies)
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
    • John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
  • An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
  • An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
  • A wonderful example of something.
  • An extremely talented person, especially a child.

    • Synonyms

    * (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.

    Related terms

    * prodigious

    See also

    * precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy house

    External links

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    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.