Reverse Dictionary: HOPE

ADJECTIVES
► BRIGHT hopeful, encouraging, cheering → 1860 
► SANGUINE hopeful or confident with reference to some particular issue → 1673 
► SANGUINEOUS hopeful, confident → 1847 
► SANGUINIAN hopeful, confident → 1340 obs.
► SANGUINICAL hopeful → 1632 obs.
► SPERATORY resting in hope or expectation; hoped for, hopeful, expected → 1629 obs.
► TERMINAL utterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving → 1952 colloq.
► UP mentally stimulated, excited, hopeful, happy, elated → 1942 sl., orig. US

ADVERBS
► SANGUINELY hopefully; confidently → 1653 
► THEWED hopefully → 1905 Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)

NOUNS
► BEHOPES hope, expectation → 1898 N. Ireland & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ESPERANCE hope or expectation → 15C arch.
► EYE HOPE hope arising from appearance rather than reality → 1586 obs.
► I-WON hope; expectation; resource; chance, fortune → 1275 obs.
► LOOKING AFTER hope, expectation → 1537 obs.
► NINNIWATCH ► NINNY-WATCH excitement or a longing expectation or desire; a vain hope → 1746 Eng. dial.
► OFFER promise, hopes, prospect of improvement → 1953 Sc.
► SANGUINENESS hopefulness; confidence of success → 1832 
► SANGUINISM hopefulness → 1897 
► SANGUINITY cheerful optimism; hopefulness → 1737 
► SOAPY HOPE forlorn hope; wishful thinking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► TO-HOPE hope, expectation → 888 obs.

NOUNS, PERSON
► GONE GOSLING one who is beyond hope → 1830 orig. US
► GONER one who is beyond hope → 1847 
► SANGUINIAN one who is hopeful → 1560 obs.
► SANGUINIST one who is hopeful → 1628 obs.
► WHITE HOPE a person on whom hopes are based → 1911 orig. US

VERBS
► BEHIGHT to encourage expectation, to hold out hope of life, recovery, etc. → 1420 obs.
► BEHOPE to hope → 1882 Eng. dial.
► DROP ONE’S BUNDLE to give up hope, to surrender, to resist, to compete no further → 1915 Aust. & NZ sl.
► GIVE UP THE GHOST to give up hope → 1175 
► I-WENE to expect; to hope; to think, to suppose → 1000 obs.