buoyant

buoy·ant

adjective \ˈbȯi-ənt, ˈbü-yənt\

Definition of BUOYANT

: having buoyancy: as

a : capable of floating

b : cheerful, gay

c : capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level <a buoyant economy>

— buoy·ant·ly adverb

Examples of BUOYANT

1. Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.
2. The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.

First Known Use of BUOYANT

1578

Related to BUOYANT

Synonyms

blithe, blithesome, bright, cheerful, canty [British dialect], cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

Antonyms

dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

Related Words

hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine; animated, chirpy, jaunty, lilting, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled; beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling

Near Antonyms

joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied; dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid; blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, hangdog, heavyhearted, inconsolable, low, low-spirited, melancholy, mirthless, sorrowful