buoyant

buoy·ant  (boint, bynt)

adj.

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

2. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood.

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

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buoyant·ly adv.

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buoyant

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

3. thriving: a buoyant economy

4. cheerful or resilient

buoyancy n

Thesaurus

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"

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buoyant

adjective 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 << OPPOSITE gloomy

adjective floating, light, floatable

Translations

buoyant [ˈbɔɪənt] adj (= carefree) → boyante, optimista;

(COMM) [market, prices etc] → sostenido

buoyant [ˈbɔɪənt] buoy adj [ship] → flottable (= carefree); gai(e) → plein(e) d'entrain;

(Comm) [market, economy] → actif/ive: [prices, currency] → soutenu(e)

buoyant [ˈbɔɪənt] adj (ship, object) → schwimmfähig;

(market) → fest;

(economy) → stabil;

(prices, currency) → fest, stabil;

(person, nature) → heiter

buoyant [ˈbɔɪənt] adj → galleggiante;

(fig) → vivace;

(COMM) [market] → sostenuto/a: [prices, currency] → stabile