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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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, entombed in ice, will never ride the buoyant waters more. 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. Unerringly impelling this dead, impregnable, uninjurable wall, and this most buoyant thing within; there swims behind it all a mass of tremendous life, only to be adequately estimated as piled wood is --by the cord; and all obedient to one volition, as the smallest insect. |
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