means Feeling or showing optimism that something good is likely to happen, or naming a person who aspires to a particular role or success.

from Straightforwardly built: "hope" plus the suffix "-ful" ("full of"). "Hope" comes from Old English "hopa," with relatives across the Germanic languages — Dutch "hoop," German "Hoffnung" — though the deeper roots of the word are genuinely murky, which is fitting for a feeling aimed at the unknown. The noun sense, as in "a young hopeful," emerged later, turning the adjective into a label for anyone reaching for a brighter outcome.