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[ boi-uhnt, boo-yuhnt ] / ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR buoyant ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetending to float in a fluid. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid. not easily depressed; cheerful. cheering or invigorating. Origin of buoyantFirst recorded in 1570–80; buoy + -ant SYNONYMS FOR buoyant3 happy, lighthearted, breezy, jaunty, sunny. SEE SYNONYMS FOR buoyant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM buoyantbuoy·ant·ly, adverbnon·buoy·ant, adjectivenon·buoy·ant·ly, adverbun·buoy·ant, adjective un·buoy·ant·ly, adverb Words nearby buoyantbuoy, buoyage, buoyancy, buoyancy bags, buoyancy compensator, buoyant, buoy boat, BUPA, buphthalmia, bupivacaine, bupivacaine hydrochloride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for buoyantIt was in this buoyant baby boom atmosphere that my parents grew up. Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Seeger showed Springsteen that political music could be buoyant, even as it dealt with the weightiest issues. Springsteen, Seeger, and the Joy of Political Music|Howard Wolfson|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The stock market has been buoyant, and interest rates have been rising in part because of expectations of higher economic growth. The December Jobs Report Is Drunk|Daniel Gross|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The little girl who had once stood there with a bouquet was out in California, a buoyant and youthful 66 years old. The Little Girl Who Welcomed Mossadegh to New York|Michael Daly|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What is less convincing is her buoyant optimism about our odds of survival. It’s the End of the World but We’ll Be Fine|Nick Romeo|May 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST A pain came to Guida's heart as she read the flowing tale of his buoyant love. The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker It demanded a buoyant courage, and a heart happy in its toil; and the archdeacon's heart was happy, and his courage was buoyant. The Warden|Anthony Trollope This buoyant energy of hope and effort is to be the result of the consciousness of imperfection of which we have spoken. Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren Maud hoped that the buoyant and spirited young Irishman would some day return to the farm. Hendricks the Hunter|W.H.G. Kingston He had never seen her so buoyant; her animal spirits had never leapt so high. The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for buoyant
adjectiveable to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid (of a liquid or gas) able to keep a body afloat or cause it to rise cheerful or resilient Word Origin for buoyantC16: probably from Spanish boyante, from boyar to float, from boya buoy, ultimately of Germanic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to buoyantresilient, bouncy, expansive, peppy, sunny, breezy, cheerful, bright, jovial, lively, joyful, jaunty, lighthearted, afloat, airy, floating, weightless, floatable, supernatant, unsinkable |