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buoyant

[ boi-uhnt, boo-yuhnt ]

adjective

  1. tending to float in a fluid.
  2. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.
  3. not easily depressed; cheerful.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  4. cheering or invigorating.


buoyant

/ ˈɔɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid
  2. (of a liquid or gas) able to keep a body afloat or cause it to rise
  3. cheerful or resilient
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܴDzaԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ܴDzaԳ adjective
  • non·ܴDzaԳ· adverb
  • ܲ·ܴDzaԳ adjective
  • un·ܴDzaԳ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of buoyant1

First recorded in 1570–80; buoy + -ant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of buoyant1

C16: probably from Spanish boyante , from boyar to float, from boya buoy, ultimately of Germanic origin
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She had missed the cut at the US Women's Open and Evian Championship but arrived in Fife in buoyant mood for her fourth major.

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The mood was also buoyant at a communal kitchen in the neighbourhood of al-Jeraif West.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a buoyant mood when I met him in Paris with a panel of three other European journalists.

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All the actors are on the same page, equally at home with Chekhov’s realism and buoyant theatricality.

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Mr Neame said the company had enjoyed a "buoyant" summer, but during the autumn "confidence evaporated in the run-up to the Budget".

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