Buoyant
adjective
Able to float easily.
He threw the wood into the water and it stayed buoyant.
Often appears as...
- buoyant force
- buoyant object
adjective
Happy and confident.
After passing the exam, he was in a buoyant mood all week.
Often appears as...
- buoyant mood
- buoyant personality
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Approving
adjective
Able to recover quickly from setbacks.
Despite several challenges, the company's stock remained buoyant.
Often appears as...
- buoyant market
- buoyant economy
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
adjective
Able to float easily.
He threw the wood into the water and it stayed buoyant.
Often appears as...
- buoyant force
- buoyant object
adjective
Happy and confident.
After passing the exam, he was in a buoyant mood all week.
Often appears as...
- buoyant mood
- buoyant personality
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Able to recover quickly from setbacks.
Despite several challenges, the company's stock remained buoyant.
Often appears as...
- buoyant market
- buoyant economy
Usage tips
Approving
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Water
While 'buoyant' often relates to water, it can apply to any liquid or gas where something can float.
The helium balloon was buoyant in the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physics Term
'Buoyant' is used in physics to describe why objects float, relating to buoyancy force.
The science project explained how the boat's design made it buoyant.
Pro Tip 3/3Weight Perception
Something that's 'buoyant' often seems light or weightless.
Her inflatable raft was surprisingly buoyant on the lake.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Water
While 'buoyant' often relates to water, it can apply to any liquid or gas where something can float.
The helium balloon was buoyant in the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physics Term
'Buoyant' is used in physics to describe why objects float, relating to buoyancy force.
The science project explained how the boat's design made it buoyant.
Pro Tip 3/3Weight Perception
Something that's 'buoyant' often seems light or weightless.
Her inflatable raft was surprisingly buoyant on the lake.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Just Water
While 'buoyant' often relates to water, it can apply to any liquid or gas where something can float.
The helium balloon was buoyant in the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Physics Term
'Buoyant' is used in physics to describe why objects float, relating to buoyancy force.
The science project explained how the boat's design made it buoyant.
Pro Tip 3/3Weight Perception
Something that's 'buoyant' often seems light or weightless.
Her inflatable raft was surprisingly buoyant on the lake.
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Sea Turtles Match...
leave the surface to help avoid decompression sickness leatherback turtles descend with a lung full of air it surmise that they ascend slowly to the surface to avoid getting the bends and the researchers found that deepest divers stay buoyant the longest
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Beyond the edge of the...
somewhere in the ocean in the deep water may be more than one eruption that just happen all the time down there it's a very dynamic kind of geological setting and this heat that drives the mountain ranges that causes the rock to be buoyant also moves
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The physics of surfing -...
The science of surfing begins as soon as you and your board first hit the water. The board’s size and light construction help it displace a lot of water. In turn, a buoyant force equal to the weight of the displaced water pushes up,
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Volcanic eruption...
in Mexico. There are two known natural causes for these buoyant bubbles. Sometimes, new magma from deeper underground brings additional gassy compounds into the mix. But bubbles can also form when magma begins to cool.
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Are ghost ships real? -...
But the real culprits were two scientific buoyancy and fluid dynamics. Here's how buoyancy works. An object placed in a liquid displaces a certain volume of fluid. The liquid in turn exerts an upward buoyant force
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
and swimming and having an absolute whale of a time there they go when you weigh as much as an elephant being in water makes them quite buoyant so it's the first time in their life that they
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How to build a resilient...
that grows around them. And the Qasab reed is integral to every aspect of life. It is food for water buffalo, flour for humans and building material for these biodegradable, buoyant islands
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Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
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How to Fix a Leaky...
The wood for the keel is heavy, to keep the boat centered. The woods used for the sides are light and buoyant to help it float. Only an ax is used to shape each part,
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Sharks Feast On Whale PIPE...
then no longer kept buoyant by its oil it will sink into the depths below the blue with its reserves of fat
Video examples
Sea Turtles Match...
leave the surface to help avoid decompression sickness leatherback turtles descend with a lung full of air it surmise that they ascend slowly to the surface to avoid getting the bends and the researchers found that deepest divers stay buoyant the longest
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
somewhere in the ocean in the deep water may be more than one eruption that just happen all the time down there it's a very dynamic kind of geological setting and this heat that drives the mountain ranges that causes the rock to be buoyant also moves
Video examples
The physics of surfing -...
The science of surfing begins as soon as you and your board first hit the water. The board’s size and light construction help it displace a lot of water. In turn, a buoyant force equal to the weight of the displaced water pushes up,
Video examples
Volcanic eruption...
in Mexico. There are two known natural causes for these buoyant bubbles. Sometimes, new magma from deeper underground brings additional gassy compounds into the mix. But bubbles can also form when magma begins to cool.
Video examples
Are ghost ships real? -...
But the real culprits were two scientific buoyancy and fluid dynamics. Here's how buoyancy works. An object placed in a liquid displaces a certain volume of fluid. The liquid in turn exerts an upward buoyant force
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
and swimming and having an absolute whale of a time there they go when you weigh as much as an elephant being in water makes them quite buoyant so it's the first time in their life that they
Video examples
How to build a resilient...
that grows around them. And the Qasab reed is integral to every aspect of life. It is food for water buffalo, flour for humans and building material for these biodegradable, buoyant islands
Video examples
Can you solve the fish...
You are the cargo director on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Buoyant, and you've agreed to transport several tanks containing the last specimens of a critically endangered fish species
Video examples
How to Fix a Leaky...
The wood for the keel is heavy, to keep the boat centered. The woods used for the sides are light and buoyant to help it float. Only an ax is used to shape each part,
Video examples
Sharks Feast On Whale PIPE...
then no longer kept buoyant by its oil it will sink into the depths below the blue with its reserves of fat
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Quote examples
Martin Short
American Actor
My natural state is to be happy. I'm naturally buoyant. I wake up feeling, 'What a great morning!' I've had some tragedy in my life, absolutely, but I don't know one human being who hasn't. You either learn from it and become empowered by it, or you become a victim to it. It's life, after all.
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Lyall Watson
South African Scientist
We share our planet quite naturally with a permanent aeroplankton; a buoyant ecology too soft to hear, too small to see, but heavy with mood and meaning. Imagine being aware of all these airy inclusions - and you can begin to understand how it might feel to be able to smell really well.
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Tony Shalhoub
American Actor
My mom was funny and nutty. I suppose she had to be to survive raising 10 kids. To cope and keep a cap on things, she kept us buoyant and harmonious. She wouldn't let us express anger, which later on landed me in therapy but also made it easier for me to play laid-back, measured roles.
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Ian McElhinney
Irish Actor
Derry Girls' just has a sense of knowing exactly who these people are and also a fun memory of how things were, even in spite of all the chaos around them. It's very entertaining and it stays wonderfully buoyant because it focuses on the kids and the families.
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Bob Brown
Australian Politician
I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.
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Sally Schneider
Writer
Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
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Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.
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Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
We are often told that capitalism is in crisis, but look around the world and you'll see that it has never been so buoyant.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am.
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Malcolm McDowell
English Actor
I'm not quite as buoyant as I was in my youth.
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Martin Short
American Actor
My natural state is to be happy. I'm naturally buoyant. I wake up feeling, 'What a great morning!' I've had some tragedy in my life, absolutely, but I don't know one human being who hasn't. You either learn from it and become empowered by it, or you become a victim to it. It's life, after all.
Quote examples
Lyall Watson
South African Scientist
We share our planet quite naturally with a permanent aeroplankton; a buoyant ecology too soft to hear, too small to see, but heavy with mood and meaning. Imagine being aware of all these airy inclusions - and you can begin to understand how it might feel to be able to smell really well.
Quote examples
Tony Shalhoub
American Actor
My mom was funny and nutty. I suppose she had to be to survive raising 10 kids. To cope and keep a cap on things, she kept us buoyant and harmonious. She wouldn't let us express anger, which later on landed me in therapy but also made it easier for me to play laid-back, measured roles.
Quote examples
Ian McElhinney
Irish Actor
Derry Girls' just has a sense of knowing exactly who these people are and also a fun memory of how things were, even in spite of all the chaos around them. It's very entertaining and it stays wonderfully buoyant because it focuses on the kids and the families.
Quote examples
Bob Brown
Australian Politician
I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.
Quote examples
Sally Schneider
Writer
Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health.
Quote examples
Orison Swett Marden
American Writer
It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.
Quote examples
Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
We are often told that capitalism is in crisis, but look around the world and you'll see that it has never been so buoyant.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am.
Quote examples
Malcolm McDowell
English Actor
I'm not quite as buoyant as I was in my youth.
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