hopeful vs promising

hopeful

adj
  • inspiring hope 

  • feeling hope 

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

promising

adj
  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

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