buoyant

English

Etymology

buoy +‎ -ant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt

Adjective

buoyant (comparative more buoyant, superlative most buoyant)

1. Having buoyancy; able to float.
2. (figuratively) Lighthearted and lively.

   I’m in a buoyant mood.

Related terms

• buoyancy
• buoy
• buoy up
• buoying

Translations

able to float

• Dutch: drijvend (nl)
• Estonian: ujuv
• Finnish: kelluva (fi)
• French: flottant (fr), flottable (fr)
• German: schwimmend (de), schwimmfähig (de)
• Ido: flotaciva (io)
• Maori: puhau, puwhau

• Russian: плаву́чий (ru) (plavúčij)
• Serbo-Croatian: plovan (sh), plivajući (sh)
• Spanish: boyante
• Swedish: flytande (sv)
• Ukrainian: плавни́й (plavnýj)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

lighthearted and lively

• Estonian: elurõõmus
• Finnish: kepeä (fi)
• French: gai (fr), léger (fr), joyeux (fr)
• German: beschwingt (de), heiter (de), lebhaft (de)

• Ido: lejera (io)
• Russian: жизнера́достный (ru) (žiznerádostnyj)
• Swedish: nyter (sv), yster (sv)

See also

• Archimedes' principle