- buoyant
- adjective
Date: 1578
having buoyancy: as
a. capable of floating
b. cheerful, gay
c. capable of maintaining a satisfactorily high level <a buoyant economy> • buoyantly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
buoyant
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buoyant — buoy‧ant [ˈbɔɪənt ǁ ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjənt] adjective a buoyant market, economy etc is successful and has a lot of trading activity, and prices are rising rather than falling: • There is also a buoyant market for expensive Swiss watches. • Sterling… … Financial and business terms
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. [1913 Webster] 2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buoyant — [adj1] light in weight afloat, airy, bouncy, floatable, floating, resilient, supernatant, unsinkable, weightless; concept 491 Ant. heavy, weighted buoyant [adj2] light in spirit animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, carefree, cheerful,… … New thesaurus
buoyant — index resilient, sanguine, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
buoyant — 1570s, perhaps from Sp. boyante, prp. of boyar to float, from boya buoy, from Du. boei (see BUOY (Cf. buoy)). Of personalities, etc., from c.1748 … Etymology dictionary
buoyant — volatile, expansive, resilient, effervescent, *elastic Analogous words: *spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, gingery: *lively, vivacious, animated, sprightly: jocund, blithe, *merry: optimistic, *hopeful Antonyms: depressed, dejected … New Dictionary of Synonyms
buoyant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to keep afloat. 2) cheerful and optimistic. 3) (of an economy or market) engaged in much activity. DERIVATIVES buoyancy noun buoyantly adverb … English terms dictionary
buoyant — [boi′ənt; ] also [ bo͞o′yənt] adj. [< ? Sp boyante < boyar, to float] having or showing buoyancy buoyantly adv … English World dictionary
buoyant — [[t]bɔ͟ɪ͟ənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way. She was in a buoyant mood and they were looking forward to their new life... You will feel more buoyant and optimistic about the future… … English dictionary
buoyant — buoy|ant [ˈbɔıənt US ˈbɔıənt, ˈbu:jənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: boyante, from boyar; BUOY2] 1.) happy and confident ▪ Phil was in buoyant mood. 2.) buoyant prices etc tend to rise ▪ a buoyant economy 3.) able to float or keep… … Dictionary of contemporary English
buoyant — adjective 1 cheerful and confident: Phil was in buoyant mood. 2 buoyant prices etc tend to rise: a buoyant economy 3 able to float or keep things floating: Cork is a very buoyant material. buoyantly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
