Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hope springs eternal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: hope springs eter-nal
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.

Example Sentences

"Hope''' ſprings eternal in the human breaſt; / Man never is, but always to be bleſt."
"Night after night his disappointment is acute, but hope springs eternal in the scholastic breast, and he follows me again to-morrow."
"But, as hope springs eternal in the human breast, he still goes from doctor to doctor for fresh advice."
"But hope springs eternal in diehard Tiger fans, and Peter is convinced that someday, somehow, he and his son will see Detroit clinch a championship."

Etymology

Ellipsis of hope springs eternal in the human breast, a quotation from An Essay on Man (1734) by Alexander Pope.

Phrases

nil desperandum

Frequently Paired Words

nil desperandum never say die tomorrow is another day

Synonyms

while there's life, there's hope

Questions

What does hope springs eternal mean?: The feeling of hopefulness endlessly renews itself.
Where does hope springs eternal come from?: Ellipsis of hope springs eternal in the human breast, a quotation from An Essay on Man (1734) by Alexander Pope.

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