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Hopefulness vs Optimism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between hopefulness and optimism

is that hopefulness is the property of being hopeful while optimism is a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.

hopefulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property of being hopeful.

    • Antonyms

    * hopelessness

    optimism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia optimism)
  • a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
    • I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
  • the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
  • the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

    • Antonyms

    * pessimism

    Derived terms

    * optimist