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Definition of buoyant
buoyantly
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
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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Meanwhile, financial markets for stocks and bonds have been unusually buoyant and steady.
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With the national mood still buoyant—at least for two more years, until the Great Depression—the American public was held in thrall by Horatio Alger stories.
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A buoyant financial sector has helped these 34 big banks become healthier to ride out an economic storm.
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LE BOURGET, France—Boeing Co. beat Airbus SE in the annual jetliner-orders bonanza at the Paris Air Show, but both came out winners in one crucial way: Demand for both plane makers’ most popular single-aisle jets remains buoyant.
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His death — the loss of a buoyant, hard-working, adventurous University of Virginia student — touched off mourning, outrage, and many questions.
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Even after suffering personal tragedy, Solarte has remained one of the Padres’ most buoyant personalities, as well as a productive player.
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Lorde's ability to keep seemingly conflicting emotions buoyant in the same song is key.
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But, in collaboration with writers Mike O'Malley and Greg Garcia, the varied story lines have been woven into a slightly melancholy, mostly buoyant whole.
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Origin and Etymology of buoyant
see 1buoy
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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