Definition of buoyant
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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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Her right hand contributed more buoyant, delicate work, and the dynamic between the hands persisted regardless of where on the keyboard each was.
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These conditions will also breed plenty of buoyant air, to the point that late day thunderstorms may fire.
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The quality of the pickup orchestras for these recitals can vary, but a buoyant sense of spontaneity often rules.
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This buoyant, frenetic synth-pop bop sees her tapping into a bit of auto-tune, space-age magic a la Charli XCX.
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It can also be flattened by a central bank raising rates in response to buoyant growth today, while long-term expectations are unchanged.
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These will be swimming with their tails up out of the water, unable to expel the buoyant gas from their behinds.
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Germany has been a key beneficiary of buoyant global trade and domestic spending, and the Bundesbank says the economy’s strong upturn probably continued in the first quarter of this year.
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Drumsticks tap a cymbal, and from inside that bright precise measure, a jazzy rhythm guitar emerges over a buoyant bass line.
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Origin and Etymology of buoyant
buoyant Synonyms
Synonyms
blithe, blithesome, bright, cheerful, cheery, chipper, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome;
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;
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;
BUOYANT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition of buoyant for Students
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: able to rise and float in the air or on the top of a liquid
- buoyant cork
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: able to keep a body afloat
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: lighthearted, cheerful
a buoyant mood
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