hopefulness

hopefulness
The property of being hopeful.

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  • hopefulness — hopeful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or inspiring hope. ► NOUN ▪ a person likely or hoping to succeed. DERIVATIVES hopefulness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Hopefulness — Hopeful Hope ful, a. 1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. [1913 Webster] Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. Hooker. [1913 Webster] 2. Having qualities which excite hope;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hopefulness — noun see hopeful I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hopefulness — See hopeful. * * * …   Universalium

  • hopefulness — hope·ful·ness || həʊpfÊŠlnɪs n. quality of being hopeful; quality of being promising, quality of inspiring hope …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hopefulness — hope·ful·ness …   English syllables

  • hopefulness — See: hopeful …   English dictionary

  • hopefulness — noun 1. full of hope • Derivationally related forms: ↑hopeful • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status • Hyponyms: ↑confidence, ↑anticipation, ↑expectation …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lord of All Hopefulness — Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust, ever childlike, no cares could destroy, be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, whose… …   Wikipedia

  • hopeful — hopefulness, n. /hohp feuhl/, adj. 1. full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism. 2. exciting hope; promising advantage or success: a hopeful prospect. n. 3. a person who shows promise or aspires to success: the… …   Universalium

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