buoyant

Adjective
Synonyms: floatychirpyperky

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas“buoyant balloons”“buoyant balsawood boats”“a floaty scarf”Synonyms: floaty
  2. 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”Synonyms: chirpyperky
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 by being specifically heavier. [1913 Webster]

The water under me was buoyant.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

3.Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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