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buoyant
[ boi-uhnt, boo-yuhnt ]
adjective
- tending to float in a fluid.
- capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.
- not easily depressed; cheerful.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- cheering or invigorating.
buoyant
/ ˈɔɪəԳ /
adjective
- able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid
- (of a liquid or gas) able to keep a body afloat or cause it to rise
- cheerful or resilient
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Other Word Forms
- ܴDzaԳ· adverb
- ԴDz·ܴDzaԳ adjective
- non·ܴDzaԳ· adverb
- ܲ·ܴDzaԳ adjective
- un·ܴDzaԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of buoyant1
C16: probably from Spanish boyante , from boyar to float, from boya buoy, ultimately of Germanic origin
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Example Sentences
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Arsenal fans outside the Bernabeu on Wednesday night were in a buoyant mood.
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Brooker is in buoyant mood as, he tells the BBC there appears to be little danger of him running out of ideas anytime soon, when asked if Black Mirror could go on forever.
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She had missed the cut at the US Women's Open and Evian Championship but arrived in Fife in buoyant mood for her fourth major.
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The mood was also buoyant at a communal kitchen in the neighbourhood of al-Jeraif West.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky was in a buoyant mood when I met him in Paris with a panel of three other European journalists.
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