buoyant

adjective

buoy·ant | \ ˈbȯi-ənt

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

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Central-bank officials had been reluctant to signal such a pause until recently because U.S. economic data have been strong and, until last fall, asset markets were buoyant, fueling worries about potential financial bubbles. — Nick Timiraos, WSJ, "Fed Chairman Powell Sees Flexibility on Rates This Year," 4 Jan. 2019 Trump was buoyant all weekend because the investigation was over, golfing with Kid Rock and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., greeting donors and supporters at a political dinner and hanging out with friends on the Mar-a-Lago patio. — Josh Dawsey, The Seattle Times, "‘No collusion!’ goes from deﬁant mantra to re-election rallying cry for Trump," 24 Mar. 2019 The once-buoyant economy sank and Mozambique defaulted on its debt last year. — The Economist, "Africa in the redIncreasing debt in many African countries is a cause for worry," 8 Mar. 2018 Despite a strong economy and buoyant consumer confidence, existing home sales have fallen on an annual basis for the last six consecutive months. — Dana Mattioli, WSJ, "Lennar Is in Advanced Talks to Sell Its Real-Estate Lending Unit, Rialto Capital," 9 Oct. 2018 On this day, Vignon is particularly buoyant because his petition on change.org has just garnered its 100,000th signature, a milestone that heaps more pressure on church leaders to choose sides. — John Leicester, Fox News, "In France, rebel priest takes on church bosses on sex abuse," 6 Sep. 2018 Of those, four were buoyant and would float, but had been anchored to the ocean floor, Miles said. — Asia Fields, The Seattle Times, "Navy says mystery mine found off Bainbridge Island was from 2005 exercise," 31 Aug. 2018 Designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee, the $40 million Institute adds a significant new structure to the ensemble that is more open and buoyant than its confreres. — Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, "A Buoyant Building for Looking and Learning," 12 Nov. 2018 The researchers posit that this impressive (and kind of nauseating) distance is because smaller pathogens can travel as part of a buoyant cloud that extends their reach. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "Here’s How Far Germs Spread Through Sneezing and Coughing," 13 Feb. 2019

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