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- pronunciation:
- boI
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to float or keep something else floating.
Wood is a buoyant substance.Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.- synonyms:
- floatable
- similar words:
- afloat, floating, light
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| definition 2: |
lighthearted or cheerful.
It was the last day of school, and the children were in a buoyant mood.- synonyms:
- cheerful, lighthearted, merry
- antonyms:
- melancholy
- similar words:
- animated, bright, enthusiastic, gay, glad, happy, jaunty, jolly, lighthearted, robust
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| related words: |
jovial, lively, sunny |
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| derivation: |
buoyantly (adv.) |
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