Added 9 October 2026
hopeless
/ˈhəʊplɪs/ adjective
In Latin: desperatus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hopeless at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
-
Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success.
in an agony of hopeless grief
-
Of a person unable to do something skillfully.
I'm hopeless at mathematics
-
Certain to fail.
the situation is hopeless
Origin
From hope + -less. Compare Swedish hopplös.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)