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If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded commercial response, not into the fantasyland of wishful thinking, cowardice and surrender to Resistance.
Steven Pressfield

Meaning of "wishful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WISHFUL

wishful  [ˈwɪʃfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISHFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wishful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WISHFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wishful in the English dictionary

The definition of wishful in the dictionary is having wishes or characterized by wishing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISHFUL


bashful
ˈbæʃfʊl
blushful
ˈblʌʃfʊl
dishful
ˈdɪʃfʊl
dispatchful
dɪˈspætʃfʊl
fishful
ˈfɪʃfʊl
gashful
ˈɡæʃfʊl
hushful
ˈhʌʃfʊl
pouchful
ˈpaʊtʃfʊl
pushful
ˈpʊʃfʊl
refreshful
rɪˈfrɛʃfʊl
reproachful
rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl
researchful
rɪˈsɜːtʃfʊl
self-reproachful
ˌselfrɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl
speechful
ˈspiːtʃfʊl
stenchful
ˈstɛntʃfʊl
unbashful
ʌnˈbæʃfʊl
unreproachful
ˌʌnrɪˈprəʊtʃfʊl
unwatchful
ʌnˈwɒtʃfʊl
unwishful
ʌnˈwɪʃfʊl
watchful
ˈwɒtʃfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISHFUL

wish
wish fulfilment
wish list
wish on
wish-wash
wisha
wishbone
wishbone boom
wisher
wishes
wishful thinker
wishful thinking
wishfully
wishfulness
wishing well
wishless
wisht
wishtonwish
wishy-washily
wishy-washiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISHFUL

deathful
faithful
healthful
laughful
lengthful
mirthful
mouthful
old faithful
pithful
ruthful
slothful
soothful
the faithful
truthful
unfaithful
unhealthful
untruthful
worthful
wrathful
youthful

Synonyms and antonyms of wishful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wishful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISHFUL

Find out the translation of wishful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wishful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wishful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

如意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expresión de deseos
570 millions of speakers

English

wishful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इच्छाधारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتمني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желаемое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wishful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিলাষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désireux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berharap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wunsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

希望的観測
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

희망찬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wishful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

muốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஜ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छाशक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

istekli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

desideroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

życzeniowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бажане
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dornic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευσεβείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wishful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

önske
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ønsketenkning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wishful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISHFUL»

The term «wishful» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISHFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wishful

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10 QUOTES WITH «WISHFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wishful.
1
Jan Brewer
I am encouraged that there's going to be much better dialogue between the federal government and the state of Arizona. I mean, I hope that's not wishful thinking.
2
C. S. Lewis
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.
3
Gerald F. Lieberman
Where there is life there is wishful thinking.
4
Andrew Lo
Many of us like to think of financial economics as a science, but complex events like the financial crisis suggest that this conceit may be more wishful thinking than reality.
5
Bjorn Lomborg
Wishful thinking is not sound public policy.
6
Mary Martin
Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.
7
Ruth Ozeki
Even though I was making documentaries, my films had fictional elements to them. I think I like blurring those distinctions because so much of what we see on television purports to be the truth, but it's often largely imaginary - or wishful thinking, or any number of less honorable things.
8
Steven Pressfield
If you want to send a manuscript, send it to an agent. And send a letter first, asking permission. Launch it into the real world of cold-blooded commercial response, not into the fantasyland of wishful thinking, cowardice and surrender to Resistance.
9
Jalal Talabani
Wishful thinking is one thing, and reality another.
10
Jill Tarter
The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISHFUL»

Discover the use of wishful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wishful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wishful Thinking
But will her search to uncover her past forever alter her future? In the heart-pounding, luminous sequel to WISH, Alexandra Bullen asks the question: If you could wish for a new life . . . would you?
Alexandra Bullen, 2011
2
Wishful Drinking
Praise. for. Wishful. Drinking. “What her Hollywood upbringing doesn't account for is Ms. Fisher's manifest intelligence and adroit way with words. She is one of the rare inhabitants of La-La land who can actually write.” —Charles McGrath, The ...
Carrie Fisher, 2012
3
Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
This revised and expanded edition of one of Buechner's best-loved books completes the paperback publication--with Whistling in the Dark and Peculiar Treasures--of his classic lexical trilogy.
Frederick Buechner, 1994
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Wishful Thinking #2
She quickly learns how to get in on the sweet life of magic, but her wishes are anything but sugar and spice and everything nice. This is one Penny that brings nothing but bad luck!
Jason Lethcoe, 2007
5
Hannah Montana: Wishful Thinking
When Miley turns down a date with Jesse McCartney because she has to finish a science project, she wishes on a shooting star that she could be Hannah Montana all the time.
Laurie McElroy, 2011
6
Freud's Wishful Dream Book
In Welsh's book, readers are invited on Freud's journey, to pause at each concealed pass in his seminal work and ask where the guide is taking them and why.
Alexander Welsh, Alexander Welsh, 1994
7
Wishful Thinking
Free-spirited artist Stormy Jones-Smythe was raised by two talented Wizard fathers but never showed the slightest hint of magical abilities.
Gabi Stevens, 2012
8
Aladdin: Wishful Thinking
Jafar is released from his lamp by the Genie, but will his behavior change for the better? Or will Genie have to put Jafar back in his lamp?
Disney Enterprises Inc, Lisa Ann Marsoli, 1997
9
Measuring Wishful Thinking: The Development and Validation ...
This dissertation describes the development and validation of a 10-item scale measuring individual differences in wishful thinking, or the degree to which individuals' desires bias their judgments.
Angela H. Eichelberger, 2007
10
Wishful Thinking
How do you ditch your Fairy Godmother?
Evangeline Anderson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISHFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wishful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Army downplays violence in J&K, calls it media's wishful thinking
SRINAGAR: The Army today downplayed the recent incidents of violence and reports of youths joining militancy, especially in south Kashmir, stating that the ... «Economic Times, Aug 15»
2
Undercover Economist
Wishful thinking provides a resolution — if everyone just drank tap water then there would be no problem. But wishful thinking is not an excuse for setting no ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Wishful shrinking: intellectual approach to losing weight
Otherwise, it'd just be wishful shrinking. Soon after I afflicted myself with this health drive in March, a coworker – who is also a food consultant – took pity on me. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
4
Wishful thinking
WALL STREET has been in buoyant mood in recent years. The S&P 500 equity index has reached repeated record highs. One might think that would be great ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
5
Notable & Quotable: Wishful Thinking on Iran
There is a point, however, where optimism shades into wishful thinking, and wishful thinking into self-delusion. The only reasonable interpretation of recent ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
6
Hillary Clinton and Wishful-Thinking Politics
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign took a beating from some pundits this week for telling the truth: She's going to employ a strategy focused on a narrow set of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Virgin's New Paternity Leave Policy Is Wishful Thinking
Kenneth Matos, Ph.D., is Senior Director of Research at Families and Work Institute. It won't have any game-changing effects in the U.S.—yet. One of Virgin's ... «TIME, Jun 15»
8
Nicholas Boke: Patinkin's wishful thinking about ISIS
I couldn't tell if Mark Patinkin was trying to comfort himself or his readers when he recently concluded that “ISIS cannot last” (“ISIS fails every test of statehood ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
9
Flocking to high-flying Shopify may just be wishful thinking
But the hype surrounding the company seems more like wishful thinking than reality. The promise is being sold as the present. At their peak, Nortel and ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
10
Niall Ferguson's Wishful Thinking
LONDON – Niall Ferguson begins his rejoinder to my rejoinder to his interpretation of the results of the United Kingdom's recent general election by citing an ... «Project Syndicate, May 15»

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