hopeless

Words with a similar base: hopeless

'hopeless'

[hopeless.a.01] as in: without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

Examples:
in an agony of hopeless grief
with a hopeless sigh he sat down

'hopeless'

[hopeless.s.01] as in: of a person unable to do something skillfully

Examples:
I'm hopeless at mathematics

'hopeless'

[hopeless.s.02] as in: certain to fail

Examples:
the situation is hopeless

'hopeless'

[hopeless.s.03] as in: (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

Examples:
she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers
he is a hopeless romantic

Origins

					hopeless (English)
├── -less (English)
│   └── -leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│       └── leas (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── hope (English)
    ├── hope (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── hopa (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── hopen (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── hopian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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