adjective#6,537 by frequency
hopeless
/ˈhəʊplɪs/
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive; Giving no ground of hope
- comparative
- more hopeless
- superlative
- most hopeless
Meanings
- 1
Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive
Tom is a hopeless romantic.
Tatoeba · Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR
My situation seemed hopeless to me.
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate
- 3
Without talent, not skilled
- 4
Of an adverse condition, incurablerare