wishfulness

English Thesaurus

1. an unrealistic yearning (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	hungriness, longing, yearning,
definition	:	prolonged unfulfilled desire or need (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	desirous, wishful,
definition	:	having or expressing desire for something (adj.all)

derivation	:	desirous, wishful,
definition	:	having or expressing desire for something (adj.all)