buoyancy+of+spirits
1Buoyancy — Buoy an*cy, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
2buoyancy — / buoyance [n1] lightness in weight airiness, ethereality, floatability, levity, weightlessness; concept 734 Ant. heaviness buoyancy / buoyance [n2] lightness in spirit animation, bounce, cheerfulness, cheeriness, ebullience, effervescence,… …
3buoyancy — 1713, from BUOYANT (Cf. buoyant) + CY (Cf. cy). Figurative sense (of spirits, etc.) is from 1819 …
4buoyancy — n 1. floatability; lightness, levity, weightlessness. 2. cheerfulness, cheer, joy, good humor, good or high spirits; liveliness, animation, spiritedness; resilience, Inf. bounce, Inf. pep, zing …
5high spirits — plural noun the high spirits of these young competitors is indeed infectious Syn: liveliness, vitality, spirit, zest, energy, bounce, sparkle, vivacity, buoyancy, cheerfulness, good humor, joy, joyfulness, exuberance, ebullience, joie de vivre;… …
6animal spirits — 1. Nervous fluid, the nervous force, vital principle, life. 2. Energy, vigor, life, spirit, buoyancy of mind, lightheartedness, impulsiveness, spiritedness. See animation …
7animal spirits — /ænəməl ˈspɪrəts/ (say anuhmuhl spiruhts) noun exuberance of health and life; animation and good humour; buoyancy …
8Buoyancies — Buoyancy Buoy an*cy, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}. 1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water. [1913… …
9elastic — adj 1 Elastic, resilient, springy, flexible, supple are comparable when they mean able to endure strain (as extension, compression, twisting, or bending) without being permanently affected or injured. Elastic and resilient are both general and… …
10cheerfulness — n. 1. Cheer, good spirits, gladness, gladsomeness, happiness, contentedness, joyfulness, joy, animation, liveliness, lightsomeness, light heartedness, blithesomeness, mirth, mirthfulness, sunshine, gleefulness, buoyancy, buoyancy of spirits, flow …
