Buoyant

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  • adjective. Having or marked by buoyancy.
  • adjective. Lighthearted; gay.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; floating; relatively light; that will not sink.
  • Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by reason of greater specific gravity.
  • Figuratively, cheerful; hopeful; not easily depressed.
  • Causing buoyancy of mind; cheering; invigorating.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float.
  • adjective. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.
  • adjective. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. having buoyancy; able to float
  • adjective. lighthearted and lively
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
  • adjective. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
    • Word Usage
    "Again, I don't want to use the term buoyant as I talked about that last quarter, but we certainly are encouraged."
    cross-reference
    Archimedes' principle  
    Equivalent
    cheerful  light  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    clairvoyant  flamboyant  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boyish  brisk  carefree  cheerful  cheery  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adaptable  adaptive  afloat  airy  animated  
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