hopeful vs lucky

hopeful

adj
  • inspiring hope 

  • feeling hope 

noun
  • Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election. 

lucky

adj
  • Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune. 

  • Producing, or resulting in, good fortune 

noun
  • seven 

How often have the words hopeful and lucky occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )