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 [ˈbɔɪənt]

adj

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

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

3. cheerful or resilient

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

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

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

Translations

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

buoyant [ˈbɔɪənt] adj

[ship, vessel] → flottable

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

[market, economy] → actif/ive

[prices, currency] → soutenu(e)

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

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