buoyant
31buoyant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. light, floating; resilient, springy; confident, sanguine. See ascent, hope, cheerfulness, elasticity. Ant., heavy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Light in weight] Syn. floating, floatable, weightless,… …
32buoyant — buoy·ant || bɔɪənt adj. floating; light, lively; cheerful, gay …
33buoyant — adjective 1》 able or tending to keep afloat. 2》 cheerful and optimistic. 3》 (of an economy or market) engaged in much activity. Derivatives buoyancy noun buoyantly adverb Origin C16: from Fr. bouyant or Sp. boyante, boyar to float …
34buoyant — a. 1. Tending to float, light. 2. Cheerful, hopeful, lively, sprightly, vivacious, animated, spirited, joyful, joyous, gay, blithe, blithesome, jocund, sportive, elated, jubilant, in good spirits, in high spirits, full of life, full of spirit …
35buoyant — adj 1. floatable, floaty, supernatant; light, weightless. 2. cheerful, gay, light hearted, gleeful, mirthful, glad, happy, merry, jolly, jovial, bright, carefree, free and easy, in high spirits or humor; sprightly, vivacious, lively, full of life …
36buoyant — buoy·ant …
37buoyant — buoy•ant [[t]ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt[/t]] adj. 1) tending to float in a fluid 2) capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid 3) not easily depressed; cheerful 4) cheering or invigorating • Etymology: 1570–80 buoy′ant•ly, adv …
38buoyant — /ˈbɔɪənt / (say boyuhnt) adjective 1. tending to float or rise in a fluid. 2. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid. 3. not easily depressed; cheerful. 4. cheering or invigorating. 5. (of production levels, prices, etc.) having the… …
39buoyant — / bɔɪənt/ adjective referring to a market where share prices are rising continuously …
40buoyant egg — a free floating or pelagic egg …