'Hopefulness' definitions:

Definition of 'hopefulness'

From: WordNet
noun
Full of hope
noun
The feeling you have when you have hope [ant: hopelessness]

Definition of 'Hopefulness'

From: GCIDE
  • 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; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. "Hopeful scholars." --Addison. -- {Hope"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Hope"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]