be buoyant
1buoyant — buoy‧ant [ˈbɔɪənt ǁ ˈbɔɪənt, ˈbuːjənt] adjective a buoyant market, economy etc is successful and has a lot of trading activity, and prices are rising rather than falling: • There is also a buoyant market for expensive Swiss watches. • Sterling… …
2Buoyant — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body …
3buoyant — [adj1] light in weight afloat, airy, bouncy, floatable, floating, resilient, supernatant, unsinkable, weightless; concept 491 Ant. heavy, weighted buoyant [adj2] light in spirit animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, carefree, cheerful,… …
4buoyant density — buoyant density. См. плавучая плотность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
5buoyant — index resilient, sanguine, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6buoyant — 1570s, perhaps from Sp. boyante, prp. of boyar to float, from boya buoy, from Du. boei (see BUOY (Cf. buoy)). Of personalities, etc., from c.1748 …
7buoyant — volatile, expansive, resilient, effervescent, *elastic Analogous words: *spirited, high spirited, mettlesome, gingery: *lively, vivacious, animated, sprightly: jocund, blithe, *merry: optimistic, *hopeful Antonyms: depressed, dejected …
8buoyant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to keep afloat. 2) cheerful and optimistic. 3) (of an economy or market) engaged in much activity. DERIVATIVES buoyancy noun buoyantly adverb …
9buoyant — [boi′ənt; ] also [ bo͞o′yənt] adj. [< ? Sp boyante < boyar, to float] having or showing buoyancy buoyantly adv …
10buoyant density — noun The density of molecules, particles or viruses as determined by flotation in a suitable liquid • • • Main Entry: ↑buoy …
