Definition of buoyant
buoyantly
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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 of buoyant from the Web
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Add to this Joe Martin's sonorous bass work and drummer Marcus Gilmore's propulsive rhythm, and Potter benefited from thoroughly buoyant accompaniment.
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Canada’s indefatigable consumers, benefiting from a buoyant jobs market and rising home values, continue to be key drivers.
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Combined with buoyant indicators of sentiment and eurozone...
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With hydrogen ruled out as a buoyant material for obvious reasons, the next best option is helium, which is more expensive and less effective.
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Democrats here were newly buoyant about their chances but stopped short of predicting victory, given that more than 250,000 votes had been cast by Wednesday.
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In 2015, at a Hillary Clinton rally in Iowa, Perry wore a white mermaid gown with Clinton’s campaign symbol pinned to her chest, her buoyant curls partially covered by a red-and-blue turban.
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The leading edge of the continental plate must be basaltic oceanic crust, continental crust is less dense and too buoyant to go under the mantle.
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Origin and Etymology of buoyant
see 1buoy
First Known Use: 1578
BUOYANT Defined for English Language Learners
buoyant
playDefinition of buoyant for English Language Learners
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: able to float
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: able to cause things to float
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: happy and confident
BUOYANT Defined for Kids
buoyant
playDefinition of buoyant for Students
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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