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1. (adj.) buoyant
tending to float in a fluid.
2. buoyant
capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.
3. buoyant
not easily depressed; cheerful.
4. buoyant
cheering or invigorating.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) buoyant, floaty
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
"buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
2. (adj) buoyant, chirpy, perky
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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. buoyant
having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury
2. buoyant
bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier
3. buoyant
light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits
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Sense: the ability to float on water or in the air
the buoyancy of a balloon.
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 Afrikaans: drywend, veerkragtig |
 Arabic: قابِلٌ للطَّفْو |
 Bulgarian: плаващ |
 Brazilian: flutuante |
 Czech: vzplývavý; vznosný; vesel |
 German: tragend |
 Danish: flydende; oppebærende |
 Greek: που επιπλέει |
 Spanish: flotante |
 Estonian: hõljuv |
 Farsi: شناور |
 Finnish: kelluva |
 French: qui peut flotter |
 Hebrew: צִיפָנִי |
 Hindi: प्रफुल्लित |
 Croatian: plutajući |
 Hungarian: úsztatható |
 Indonesian: bisa mengapung |
 Icelandic: sem getur flotið |
 Italian: galleggiabile |
 Japanese: 浮く力のある |
 Korean: 부양성의 |
 Lithuanian: plaukiantis/besilaikantis |
 Latvian: negrimstošs |
 Malay: keapungan |
 Dutch: drijvend, opgewekt |
 Norwegian: som kan flyte; som driver |
 Polish: pławny, elastyczny |
 Persian: شناور |
 Pashto: لامبووهونکی |
 Portuguese: flutuante |
 Romanian: plutitor |
 Russian: плавучий |
 Slovak: splývavý |
 Slovenian: plavajoč |
 Serbian: plutajući |
 Swedish: som flyter (stiger, hålle |
 Thai: ลอยตัว |
 Turkish: yüzebilir |
 Taiwanese: 有浮力的 |
 Ukrainian: плавучий |
 Urdu: سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے والا |
 Vietnamese: nổi |
 Chinese: 有浮力的 |
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