Definition of Buoyant

Buoy´ant
a.1.Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.
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.


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