buoyant

adjective

buoy·​ant ˈbȯi-ənt 

ˈbü-yənt

: 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

buoyantly adverb

Synonyms

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

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

Elsewhere in Paris, the buoyant atmosphere at a RN campaign event in Bois de Vincennes took a nosedive an hour before the polls closed. —Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024

The Kamala canon reconstituted itself: the embarrassing supercut became the buoyant fancam. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 5 July 2024

It’s flavored with over 65 spices and herbs and has buoyant thyme and citrus notes. —Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024

National borders have presented little impediment to a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions, which, along with buoyant capital markets, has elevated several MNCs to asset values north of $1 trillion. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

see buoy entry 1

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

buoyant

adjective

buoy·​ant ˈbȯi-ənt 

ˈbü-yənt

1

: having buoyancy

especially : capable of floating

2

: being in a happy mood : cheerful

buoyantly adverb