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BUOYANT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Example:
a perky little widow in her 70s
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)
Derivation:
buoyancy (irrepressible liveliness and good spirit)
buoyancy (cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
Example:
a floaty scarf
Synonyms:
buoyant; floaty
Classified under:
Similar:
light (of comparatively little physical weight or density)
Derivation:
buoy (keep afloat)
buoy (float on the surface of water)
buoyancy (the property of something weightless and insubstantial)
