What does "buoyant" mean?
Buoyant: Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier. The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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