buoyant

Meanings

• adjective

  Capable of buoying or floating; light and lifting.

  - "The buoyant balloon lifted off the ground."
  - "The buoyant material kept the ship afloat during the storm."

• adjective

  Full of cheerful optimism and confidence.

  - "Despite the setbacks, she remained buoyant and determined."
  - "His buoyant personality helped to lift everyone's spirits."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with buoyant
boyant , mounting , fountain , dainty , painting

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Variants

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buoyant , buoyantly

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'buoyer', meaning 'to buoy, to make buoyant'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'buoyant' is also used in finance to describe a stock or market that is performing well and showing signs of growth.

2. The oldest known use of the term 'buoyant' is from the 14th century, in the form of the Middle English word 'buoyeant'.

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Related Concepts

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1. buoyancy: The ability of an object to float or remain afloat in a liquid. Buoyancy is determined by the object's density and the density of the liquid it is in.

2. buoy: A floating object used as a marker or navigational aid. Buoys are often used to mark the position of submerged hazards, such as underwater cables or wrecks.

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Culture

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The term 'buoyant' is often used in literature and poetry to describe a sense of optimism and hope. For example, in William Wordsworth's poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', the speaker describes himself as 'Continuous as the stars that shine / And twinkle on the Milky Way, / They stretched in never-ending line / Alike, forever and for ever: / And thus I lived with Nature not as man / Is usual lived, but with his body / Felt the soft earth's mouth on his forehead, / And, all unconscious, to his feet, / Tenderly was drunk with the cold / That from the earth's sweet centre rose.

How to Memorize "buoyant"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a balloon filled with helium, lifting off the ground. Imagine the feeling of lightness and buoyancy as the balloon rises higher and higher.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'buoyant' with the feeling of optimism and hope. Think of a sunny day, a cheerful person, or a buoyant balloon.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bouncing Up Over Yonder Trees' to remember the meaning of 'buoyant'. This phrase can be broken down as 'Bouncing Up' (lifting or rising), 'Over' (above), and 'Yonder Trees' (a cheerful or optimistic outlook).

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