Associations to the word «Wishful»
Noun
- Thinking
- Drinking
- Decoy
- Fallacy
- Thinker
- Optimism
- Hiroshima
- Bias
- Cheyenne
- Carrie
- Gent
- Blaze
- Fisher
- Fantasy
- Identification
- Prediction
- Wilderness
- Seeing
- Brennan
- Scouting
- Outfit
- Superstition
- Confirmation
- Curiosity
- Pa
- Rumor
- Denial
- Desire
- Mister
- Belief
- Stimulus
- Guess
- Dart
- Newport
- Dream
- Cabin
- Reality
- Imagination
- Sigh
- Edit
- Countenance
- Prejudice
- Envelope
- Logic
- Eyebrow
- Anybody
- Somebody
- Interpretation
- Perception
- Anyway
- Comfort
- Trail
- Tendency
- Hope
- Explanation
- Trouble
- Wednesday
- Perhaps
- Brush
Adjective
Wiktionary
WISHFUL, adjective. (obsolete) Wished-for; desired, wanted.
WISHFUL, adjective. Expressing a wish or longing for something.
WISHFUL, adjective. Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
WISHFUL THINKING, noun. (idiomatic) (psychology) The illusion that what one would like is actually true.
WISHFUL THINKING, noun. (idiomatic) Decision-making based on self-delusion.
WISHFUL THINKINGS, noun. Plural of wishful thinking
Dictionary definition
WISHFUL, adjective. Having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem".
WISHFUL, adjective. Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.