hoffnungsvoll
hoffnungsvoll is a German adjective meaning full of hope, or hopeful. It describes a person, a situation, or an outlook that contains or inspires hope. In English, it is commonly translated as hopeful or hopeful-looking. The word is formed from Hoffnung (hope) and the suffix -voll (full).
The term is used both attributively and predicatively. Attributive: eine hoffnungsvolle Aussicht, der hoffnungsvolle Blick. Predicative:
Nuance and usage: compared with zuversichtlich (confident) or optimistisch (optimistic), hoffnungsvoll emphasizes hopeful anticipation without asserting
Er blickt hoffnungsvoll in die Zukunft.
Die Aussichten bleiben hoffnungsvoll.
Die Regierung äußerte sich hoffnungsvoll über den Verlauf der Verhandlungen.