hopefulness

English

Etymology

From hopeful +‎ -ness.

Noun

hopefulness (usually uncountable, plural hopefulnesses)

1. The property of being hopeful.
   • 1997 April 13, Ken Kalfus, “The Disappeared”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     "In the Memory of the Forest" is remarkable for the acuity of its moral vision and the vivacity of its language; what makes it extraordinary is its persuasive hopefulness.

Antonyms

• hopelessness

Translations

property of being hopeful

• Bulgarian: оптимизъм (bg) m (optimizǎm)
• Italian: speranzosità f
• Turkish: umutluluk