a feeling of desire, trust, confidence; to expect and desire something that is possible
longing; dream
Cases of word usage
1) the state of having lost all hope (despair)
2) a state of feeling no hope (despondency)
3) having or showing loss of hope (despondent)
4) very unhappy and without hope because of the loss of a person or thing (disconsolate)
5) dark, until; giving very little happiness, hope (gloomy)
6) sad and without hope (glum)
7) having hope; giving hope (hopeful)
8) feeling, giving, promising, no hope of recovery, improvement etc (hopeless)
9) lack of hope (hopelessly)
10) giving small ground for hope (impossibly)