buoyancy

noun

Definition of buoyancynext
as in vigorousness
the ability to remain strong and joyful despite challenges Never ones to be discouraged by a few setbacks, they woke up every morning with a renewed buoyancy to move forward.

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Recent Examples of buoyancy The water has more than 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt, creating more buoyancy than the Dead Sea, but without curing your skin to jerky. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 That modeling allowed the company to evaluate structural resistance, buoyancy and stability before physical testing. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 One Olympic swimming team in the nineteen-seventies is said to have considered administering helium enemas, for buoyancy. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 This detail matters a lot, since fighting buoyancy would burn through limited battery power fast. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoyancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyancy
  1. strength
  2. enthusiasm
  3. exuberance
  4. jauntiness
  5. springiness
  6. eagerness
  7. liveliness
  8. vitality
Noun
  • But in recent years, women have used motherhood as a strength, returning to their careers faster — and oftentimes better.
    — PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • The 6-foot-2, 326-pounder will add some size and strength to the Penn State defensive line this year.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of strength
Noun
  • The unexpected enthusiasm for Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model stems from its ability to match – and in some cases outperform – its most advanced US competitors, such as the latest iterations of OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude, for free.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The results on Wednesday did nothing to squash the enthusiasm of bullish analysts and investors.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of enthusiasm
Noun
  • Corporate earnings, unlike in the exuberance of the dot-com era, persist in today's markets.
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In both cases, cheap credit fueled the irrational exuberance.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of exuberance
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  • Cloaked in a dress that looked like it was made of gold coins, and that seemed to give her a jauntiness on the ice, Liu completed a strenuous seven triple jumps.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of jauntiness
Noun
  • This element not only delivers plush cushioning but also retains energy for a certain kind of springiness that kicks fatigue to the curb.
    — Oscar Hartzog, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
  • The researchers, however, did not find meaningful improvements in post-exercise muscle recovery, soreness or tendon mechanical properties (strength, springiness and stretch resistance).
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of springiness
Noun
  • The supervisor was especially impressed by the student’s communication skills and eagerness to learn.
    — Cuneyt Gozu, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
  • The effect was, over all, pretty goofy—and seemed to underscore Chalamet’s unapologetic eagerness to put himself in the awards conversation.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of eagerness
Noun
  • Over the summer, Lawrence, like other college cities, switches from the liveliness of young students to the day-to-day of residents who have made a life there.
    — PJ Green June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Many of the streets seem narrower than those in Forza Horizon 6‘s Tokyo, and have some more traffic, too, which helps contribute a sense of scale and liveliness to the world.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 11 June 2026
Definition of liveliness
Noun
  • Community health and vitality are dependent on the strength of connections between community members, organizations and systems.
    — Felicia Cumings Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Powered by Novogro, the formulation simultaneously targets multiple biological pathways that influence hair health and vitality.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Definition of vitality

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