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buoyant
(encz) | buoyant,optimistický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
buoyant
(encz) | buoyant,plný života adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Buoyant
(gcide) | Buoyant \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.
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2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
specifically heavier.
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The water under me was buoyant. --Dryden.
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3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
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buoyant
(wn) | buoyant
adj 1: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas;
"buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty
scarf" [syn: buoyant, floaty]
2: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant
spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright
and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" [syn:
buoyant, chirpy, perky] |
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buoyantly
(encz) | buoyantly,optimisticky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Buoyant
(gcide) | Buoyant \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.
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2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
specifically heavier.
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The water under me was buoyant. --Dryden.
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3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
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Buoyantly
(gcide) | Buoyant \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.
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2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being
specifically heavier.
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The water under me was buoyant. --Dryden.
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3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant
disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
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buoyantly
(wn) | buoyantly
adv 1: in a cheerfully buoyant manner; "we accepted the
opportunity buoyantly" [syn: buoyantly, chirpily] |
non-buoyant
(wn) | non-buoyant
adj 1: tending to sink in a liquid or fall in air |
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