adj.

Having or expressing a wish or longing.

wishfully wish'ful·ly adv.
wishfulness wish'ful·ness n.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: seeking advancement or recognition
  Synonyms: aspirant, aspiring, would-be

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ønske-, ønskende, længselsfuld

idioms:

• wishful thinking    ønsketænkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlangend

Français (French)
adj. - désireux

idioms:

• wishful thinking    prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sehnsüchtig

idioms:

• wishful thinking    Wunschdenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιθυμών

idioms:

• wishful thinking    ευσεβείς πόθοι

Italiano (Italian)
desideroso

idioms:

• wishful thinking    pio desiderio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desejoso

idioms:

• wishful thinking    pensamento com fé

Русский (Russian)
желаемый, желающий

idioms:

• wishful thinking    принятие желаемого за действительное

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deseoso, ilusionado

idioms:

• wishful thinking    ilusiones

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - längtande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
愿望的, 渴望著似的, 渴望的

idioms:

• wishful thinking    如意算盘, 痴心妄想

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 願望的, 渴望著似的, 渴望的

idioms:

• wishful thinking    如意算盤, 癡心妄想

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원하는, 탐내는 듯한, 희망에 의거한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 望んでいる, 切望している, 物欲しそうな

idioms:

• wishful thinking    希望的観測

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) دال على رغبه, تائق, رغبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רוצה, נכסף, כמה‬

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