Definitions for: Buoyant

[adj] characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
[adj] tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
specifically heavier.

The water under me was buoyant. --Dryden.

3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.

Synonyms: cheerful, chirpy, floaty, light, perky

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