hopefulness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English hopeful Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English hopefulness From hopeful + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being hopeful.
"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.
1997 April 13, Ken Kalfus, “The Disappeared”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hopefulnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
bg оптимизъм (property of being hopeful) · tr umutluluk (property of being hopeful) · it speranzosità (property of being hopeful)