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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.
adjective. buoy· ant ˈbȯi-ənt. ˈbü-yənt. Synonyms of buoyant. : having buoyancy. Warm air is more buoyant than cool air. : such as. 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.
BUOYANT meaning: 1. able to float: 2. happy and confident: 3. successful or making a profit: . Learn more.
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 definition: tending to float in a fluid.. See examples of BUOYANT used in a sentence.
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.
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]