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wishfulness

/ˈwɪʃ.fəl.nəs/

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noun

/ˈwɪʃ.fəl.nəs/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние наличия нереалистичных или недостижимых желаний или стремлений.

A noun referring to a state of having unrealistic or unattainable desires or yearnings.

uncountable

  1. Unrealistic yearningC1formal

    A state of longing for something that is unlikely or impossible to achieve.

    ruМечтательность

    • His wishfulness for a simpler life often distracted him from his duties.
    • She dismissed his plans as mere wishfulness, lacking any practical basis.
    • The novel explores the theme of wishfulness and its consequences.

    Antonymspragmatismrealism

Forms
  • wishfulnesses plural form
  • wishfulnesses' possessive plural form
  • wishfulness's possessive singular form