hopefulness

From hopeful +‎ -ness.

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.

• hopelessness