buoyance

noun

Examples of buoyance in a Sentence

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There was one overlap in Biden's new buoyance and Carville's tactical reality. John Brummett, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2021 But there’s an abundance of buoyance in the music, too. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019 Cartoon characters’ rubberiness [sic], their jazziness, their cheerful buoyance and idleness, all chimed with popular images of African Americans, already embodied in minstrel shows. John Canemaker, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buoyance was in 1723

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“Buoyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoyance. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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