Happy vs. Hopeful
Difference Between Happy and Hopeful
Happyadjective
Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
Music makes me feel happy.Hopefuladjective
Feeling hope.
I have been very hopeful.I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.Happyadjective
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky, propitious.
Hopefuladjective
Inspiring hope.
Happyadjective
Content, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
Are you happy to pay me back by the end of the week?Yes, I am happy with the decision.Hopefulnoun
Somebody who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election
Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.Happyadjective
Of acts, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, felicitous.
a happy coincidenceHopefulnoun
an ambitious and aspiring young person;
a lofty aspiranttwo executive hopefuls joined the firmthe audience was full of Madonna wannabesHappyadjective
(in combination) Favoring or inclined to use.
slaphappy, trigger-happyHopefuladjective
having or manifesting or inspiring hope;
a line of people hopeful of obtaining ticketsfound a hopeful way of attacking the problemHappyadjective
(rare) Of persons, especially when referring to their ability to express themselves (often followed by at or in): dexterous, ready, skilful.
Hopefuladjective
presaging good fortune;
she made a fortunate decision to go to medical schoolrosy predictionsHappynoun
preceded by the: happy people as a group.
Happynoun
A happy event, thing, person, etc.
Happyverb
(intransitive) Often followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
Happyverb
(transitive) Often followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
Happyadjective
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune;
a happy smilespent many happy days on the beacha happy marriageHappyadjective
experiencing pleasure or joy;
happy you are herepleased with the good newsHappyadjective
marked by good fortune;
a felicitous lifea happy outcomeHappyadjective
satisfied; enjoying well-being and contentment;
felt content with her lotquite happy to let things go on as they areHappyadjective
exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
Happyadjective
well expressed and to the point;
a happy turn of phrasea few well-chosen wordsa felicitous comment
