Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Buoyant \Buoy"ant\, a. [From {Buoy}, v. t. & i.]
1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid;
tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.
"Buoyant on the flood." --Pope.
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2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
specifically heavier.
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The water under me was buoyant. --Dryden.
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3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
disposition; buoyant spirits. -- {Buoy"ant*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buoyant
adj 1: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas;
"buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty
scarf" [syn: {buoyant}, {floaty}]
2: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant
spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright
and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn:
{buoyant}, {chirpy}, {perky}]
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