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buoy·ant
(boi′ənt, bo͞o′yənt)adj.
1. Having or marked by buoyancy: a buoyant balloon; buoyant spirits.
2. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood.
[Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar, to refloat a boat, from boya, buoy, from Old French boue; see buoy.]
buoy′ant·ly adv.
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buoyant
(ˈbɔɪənt)adj
1. able to float in or rise to the surface of a liquid
2. (General Physics) (of a liquid or gas) able to keep a body afloat or cause it to rise
3. cheerful or resilient
[C16: probably from Spanish boyante, from boyar to float, from boya buoy, ultimately of Germanic origin]
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buoy•ant
(ˈbɔɪ ənt, ˈbu yənt)adj.
1. tending to float in a fluid.
2. capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid.
3. not easily depressed; cheerful.
4. cheering or invigorating.
[1570–80]
buoy′ant•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. buoyant - tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
light - of comparatively little physical weight or density; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
2. buoyant - 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"
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
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buoyant
adjective
1. cheerful, happy, bright, lively, sunny, animated, upbeat (informal), joyful, carefree, bouncy, breezy, genial, jaunty, chirpy (informal), sparky, vivacious, debonair, blithe, full of beans (informal), peppy (informal), light-hearted She was in a buoyant mood.
cheerful sad, depressed, unhappy, despairing, dull, moody, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, glum, morose, cheerless
cheerful sad, depressed, unhappy, despairing, dull, moody, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, melancholy, forlorn, sullen, glum, morose, cheerless
2. expanding, developing, booming, strong, thriving, mushrooming, vigorous a buoyant economy
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Translations
قابِلٌ للطَّفْو
veselývznosnývzplývavýživý
flydende
úsztatható
sem getur flotiî
splývavý
yüzebilir
buoyant
[ˈbɔɪənt] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
buoyant
[ˈbɔɪənt] adj [ship, vessel] → flottable
(= carefree) → gai(e), plein(e) d'entrain
[market, economy] → actif/ive
[prices, currency] → soutenu(e)
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buoyant
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
buoyant
[bɔɪənt] adj (ship, log) → che galleggia (bene), galleggiante (fig) (person) → di ottimo umore, su di corda ; (nature) → ottimista (Fin) (market) → sostenuto/a; (prices, currency) → stabileCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
buoy
(boi) , ((American) ˈbu:i) noun a floating anchored mark, acting as a guide, warning or mooring point for boats. boei, dobber الطافِيَـه: عَوّامه لأرشاد السفن шамандура boia bóje die Boje bøje σημαδούρα boya poi گوی راهنما؛ دریا چراغ poiju bouée מצוף पथप्रदर्शन इत्यादि के लिए पानी पर तैरता चिह्न plutača bója pelampung bauja, dufl boa 浮き 부표 plūdė boja boya boei flytebøye, flytemerke boja یو سپک جسم چی له بیړی څخه اوبو ته غورځیږی او جګی ټیټی او د خطر ځایونه پری معلومیږی bóia geamandură буй bója plovec bova boj, prick ทุ่น şamandıra 浮標 бакен, буй تیرنے والا نشان phao 浮标
see also lifebuoy.
ˈbuoyancy noun the ability to float on water or in the air. the buoyancy of a balloon. dryfvermoë, stygkrag طَفَوِيَّه: قابِلِيَّةُ الطَّفو способност за задържане на повърхността leveza schopnost plout; vznosnost die Schwimmkraft, der Auftrieb flydeevne; opdrift πλευστότητα flotabilidad hõljuvus خاصیت شناور ماندن روی آب یا در هوا kelluvuus flottabilité כּוֹשֵר צִיפָה उत्प्लावन uzgon felhajtóerő kemampuan mengapung flothæfni galleggiabilità 浮力 부력 laikymasis ore/vandens paviršiuje peldspēja keupayaan terapung drijfvermogen flyteevne; oppdrift pławność د لامبوزن خاصیت لرل د اوبو یا د سیند پرمخ leveza plutire плавучесть vztlak; schopnosť udržať sa na vode alebo vo vzduchu, splývať vzgon sposbnost plutanja na vodi flytförmåga, bärkraft ทุ่นลอยน้ํา yüzebilme 浮力 плавучість سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے کی صلاحیت sự nổi 浮力
ˈbuoyant adjective drywend, veerkragtig قابِلٌ للطَّفْو плаващ flutuante vzplývavý; vznosný; veselý, živý tragend flydende; oppebærende που επιπλέει flotante hõljuv شناور kelluva qui peut flotter צִיפָנִי प्रफुल्लित plutajući úsztatható bisa mengapung sem getur flotið galleggiabile 浮く力のある 부양성의 plaukiantis/besilaikantis paviršiuje, galintis išlaikyti, lengvai atsigaunantis negrimstošs keapungan drijvend, opgewekt som kan flyte; som driver opp i lufta pławny, elastyczny لامبووهونکی flutuante plutitor плавучий splývavý plavajoč plutajući som flyter (stiger, håller sig uppe) ลอยตัว yüzebilir 有浮力的 плавучий سطحٔ آب پر تیرنے والا nổi 有浮力的
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