hopefulness

Definitions of hopefulness
  1. noun
    the feeling you have when you have hope
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    antonyms:
    hopelessness
    the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success
    type of:
    hope
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
  2. noun
    full of hope
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    types:
    confidence
    a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
    anticipation, expectation
    anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
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