buoyant

/'bɔiənt/

Thân thiện

The child's buoyant laughter filled the sunny park.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Able to float or rise in a fluid: Describes an object or substance that has a tendency to stay on the surface of a liquid or to rise in air or gas due to being less dense.
   • Cheerful and optimistic: Describes a person, mood, or atmosphere that is lively, lighthearted, and resilient.

Usage and Examples

• Describing physical buoyancy:
  • Cork is a buoyant material.
  • The buoyant force keeps the ship afloat.
• Describing mood or spirit:
  • She remained buoyant despite the bad news.
  • The team's buoyant confidence helped them win.

Advanced Usage

• Economic/Financial Context: Used to describe a market or prices that show a tendency to rise or remain strong.
  • Buoyant demand kept prices high.
  • The economy is in a buoyant state.

Variants and Related Words

• Buoyantly (adverb): In a buoyant manner.
  • She smiled buoyantly.
• Buoyancy (noun): The ability to float; or resilience of cheerfulness.
  • The buoyancy of the life jacket is crucial.
  • His personal buoyancy is infectious.

Synonyms

• Floaty, light (for physical property).
• Cheerful, lively, upbeat, jaunty, perky (for mood).

Antonyms

• Dense, heavy, sinkable (for physical property).
• Gloomy, depressed, pessimistic (for mood).

Idioms and Phrases

• Buoyant spirits: A state of being cheerful and optimistic.
  • He faced the challenge with buoyant spirits.
• Buoyant market: A financial market where prices are rising or activity is high.
  • Investors are encouraged by the buoyant market.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
2. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
   • buoyant balloons
   • buoyant balsawood boats
   • a floaty scarf

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chirpy
• perky
• floaty