buoyant

buoy·ant | \ ˈbȯi-ənt

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, ˈbü-yənt \

Definition of buoyant

: having buoyancy Warm air is more buoyant than cool air. : such as

a : capable of floating Cork is naturally buoyant.

b : cheerful, gay in a buoyant mood

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

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Examples of buoyant in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web This is your reward: a dip in the clean buoyant waters, followed by octopus, revithada, and cold Mythos beer at a nearby taverna. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, "51 Things in Europe that Every Traveler Needs to Experience," 4 Aug. 2020 The sunken craft, one of 13 involved in the exercise, was designed to be naturally buoyant and had three water-tight hatches and two large troop hatches, Osterman said. — Julie Watson, Star Tribune, "Search stretches on for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks," 1 Aug. 2020 The film strikes a buoyant balance of shared memories and lingering hurts among close friends. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "For too long, the story of the Go-Go’s was a cautionary tale. A new documentary turns it into a triumph.," 30 July 2020 Two months ago, Australia’s buoyant Prime Minister Scott Morrison outlined a three-stage plan to lift most restrictions nationwide by the end of July -- a goal now in tatters. — Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com, "The Mistakes That Pushed an Australian City Back Into Lockdown," 11 July 2020 The older of two sons, Miles was enjoying a typically buoyant sophomore year at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth when his mother told him to get on a plane and fly to Colombia — immediately. — Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "Dallas filmmaker’s ‘Miracle Fishing’ tells an incredible story of his father’s kidnapping," 9 July 2020 All that buoyant energy assured core updrafts that shot upward to nearly 10 miles in the atmosphere. — Washington Post, "19 people injured after tree falls on garage in Anne Arundel County," 6 July 2020 Initial public offerings and buoyant equity markets have bolstered mega-fortunes, even as tens of millions of people have lost their jobs. — Jack Witzig, Fortune, "Jeff Bezos’s net worth hits a new high after recovering losses from divorce," 2 July 2020 The buoyant rally came on the coattails of a dramatic selloff in the market in March, when the pandemic lockdown began. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "The economy is falling apart but Wall Street had its best quarter in decades," 30 June 2020

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“Buoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoyant. Accessed 14 Aug. 2020.

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More Definitions for buoyant

buoyant

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of buoyant

: able to float

: able to cause things to float

: happy and confident

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buoyant

buoy·ant | \ ˈbȯi-ənt

, ˈbü-yənt \

Kids Definition of buoyant

1 : able to rise and float in the air or on the top of a liquid buoyant cork

2 : able to keep a body afloat

3 : lighthearted, cheerful a buoyant mood

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