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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buoyant adj 1: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" [syn: {floaty}] 2: 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" [syn: {chirpy}, {perky}]
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