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- Dictionarybuoyant/ˈbɔɪənt/
adjective
- 1. able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. Similar Opposite
- 2. cheerful and optimistic: "the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood" Similar Opposite
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BUOYANT definition: 1. able to float: 2. happy and confident: 3. successful or making a profit: . Learn more.
a. : capable of floating. Cork is naturally buoyant. b. : cheerful, gay. in a buoyant mood. c. : capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level. a buoyant economy. buoyantly adverb. Synonyms. blithesome. bright. canty [ British dialect] cheerful. cheery. chipper. eupeptic.
3 meanings: 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.... Click for more definitions.
BUOYANT meaning: 1. able to float: 2. happy and confident: 3. successful or making a profit: . Learn more.
The boat bobbed like a cork on the waves: light and buoyant. Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water. Definition of buoyant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. tending to float in a fluid. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid. not easily depressed; cheerful. Synonyms: sunny, jaunty, breezy, lighthearted, happy. cheering or invigorating. buoyant. / ˈbɔɪənt / adjective. able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid.
Something that is buoyant floats in water. Since floating is happier than sinking, buoyant also refers to things are fun and upbeat. Someone with a buoyant personality is fun to be around, laughs a lot, smiles, and cheers other people up.