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buoy·ant

(boi′ənt, bo͞o′yənt)

adj.

1. Having or marked by buoyancy: a buoyant balloon; buoyant spirits.

2. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood.

[Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar, to refloat a boat, from boya, buoy, from Old French boue; see buoy.]

buoy′ant·ly adv.

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buoyant

(ˈbɔɪənt)

adj

1. able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid

2. (General Physics) (of a liquid or gas) able to keep a body afloat or cause it to rise

3. cheerful or resilient

[C16: probably from Spanish boyante, from boyar to float, from boya buoy, ultimately of Germanic origin]

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buoy•ant

(ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt)

adj.

1. tending to float in a fluid.

2. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.

3. not easily depressed; cheerful.

4. cheering or invigorating.

[1570–80]

buoy′ant•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	buoyant - tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" floaty light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
	2.	buoyant - characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" perky, chirpy cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

buoyant

adjective

1. cheerful, happy, bright, lively, sunny, animated, upbeat (informal), joyful, carefree, bouncy, breezy, genial, jaunty, chirpy (informal), sparky, vivacious, debonair, blithe, full of beans (informal), peppy (informal), light-hearted She was in a buoyant mood.
cheerful sad, depressed, unhappy, despairing, dull, moody, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, glum, morose, cheerless

2. expanding, developing, booming, strong, thriving, mushrooming, vigorous a buoyant economy

3. floating, light, floatable a small and buoyant boat

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

buoyant

adjective

Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:

airy, breezy, debonair, jaunty.

Informal: corky.

Idiom: free and easy.

Translations

قابِلٌ للطَّفْو

veselývznosnývzplývavýživý

flydende

επιπλέων

boyante

úsztatható

sem getur flotiî

capace di galleggiare esuberante

splývavý

yüzebilir

有浮力的

buoyant

[ˈbɔɪənt] ADJ

1. (Phys) [ship, object] → flotante, boyante (Tech)
fresh water is not so buoyant as salt water → en el agua dulce no se flota tanto como en la salada

2. (= bouncy) [mood, person] → optimista; [step] → ligero

3. (Fin) [market, prices] → con tendencia al alza

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

buoyant

[ˈbɔɪənt] adj

[ship, vessel] → flottable

(= carefree) → gai(e), plein(e) d'entrain

[market, economy] → actif/ive

[prices, currency] → soutenu(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

buoyant

adj

ship, object → schwimmend; liquid → tragend; fresh water is not so buoyant as salt water → Süßwasser trägt nicht so gut wie Salzwasser

(fig) person, mood → heiter; (= energetic) step → federnd, elastisch

(Fin) market, prices → fest; (= resilient) → erholungsfähig; trading → rege

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

buoyant

[bɔɪənt] adj (ship, log) → che galleggia (bene), galleggiante (fig) (person) → di ottimo umore, su di corda; (nature) → ottimista (Fin) (market) → sostenuto/a; (prices, currency) → stabile

buoy

(boi) , ((American) ˈbu:i) noun

a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats.

see also lifebuoy.

ˈbuoyancy noun

the ability to float on water or in the air. the buoyancy of a balloon.

ˈbuoyant adjective

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She turned away and was about to ask the countess again how to go to him, when light, impetuous, and seemingly buoyant steps were heard at the door.

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(Forgive me, O God, All such speech-sinning!) --Sit I here the best of air sniffling, Paradisal air, truly, Bright and buoyant air, golden-mottled, As goodly air as ever From lunar orb downfell-- Be it by hazard, Or supervened it by arrogancy?

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The strange, upheaving, lifting tendency of the taffrail breeze filling the hollows of so many sails, made the buoyant, hovering deck to feel like air beneath the feet; while still she rushed along, as if two antagonistic influences were struggling in her --one to mount direct to heaven, the other to drive yawingly to some horizontal goal.

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And, hard though it be to crush her buoyant spirit, I must persevere in making her sad while I live, and leaving her solitary when I die.

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THE coracle--as I had ample reason to know before I was done with her--was a very safe boat for a person of my height and weight, both buoyant and clever in a sea- way; but she was the most cross-grained, lop-sided craft to manage.

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Sometimes my mother would chide me for so doing, but I did not care, for my heart was too joyous, and my spirits too buoyant, for that.

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The horse at once ceased struggling and floated calmly upon the surface, its wooden body being as buoyant as a raft.