Wood and cork are buoyant; iron and lead are not.
Balloons can float because air is buoyant.
Figurative. buoyant hopes, a buoyant stock market.
Children are usually more buoyant than adults.
SYNONYM(S): blithe, jocund, gay.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
buoy´ant|ly — buoy|ant «BOY uhnt, BOO yuhnt», adjective. 1. able to float: »Wood and cork are buoyant; iron and lead are not. 2. able to keep things afloat: »Balloons can float because air is buoyant. 3. tending to rise: »Figurative. buoyant hopes, a buoyant… … Useful english dictionary
buoy·ant — … Useful english dictionary
Ant — Ant·a·buse; ant·ambulacral; ant·apex; ant·arc·ta·lian; ant·arctic; ant·arc·ti·ca; ant·arc·to·gae·an; ant; ant·bird; ant·echi·no·mys; ant·echi·nus; ant·ep·ir·rhe·ma; ant·er·gic; ant·he·li·on; ant·hill; ant·ing; ant·ler; ant·lered; ant·ler·ite;… … English syllables
buoy — buoy·age; buoy·an·cy; buoy·ant; buoy·ant·ly; buoy·ant·ness; son·o·buoy; buoy; buoy·ance; … English syllables
buoy — [n] floating device beacon, drift, float, guide, marker, signal; concept 628 buoy (up) [v] make light, encourage bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cheer up, encourage, hearten, keep afloat, lift, prop, raise, support, sustain, uphold; concepts 7,22 … New thesaurus
buoy up — verb 1. become more cheerful (Freq. 1) after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit • Syn: ↑lighten, ↑lighten up • Hypernyms: ↑cheer, ↑cheer up, ↑chirk up … Useful english dictionary
ANT Coos Bay — The United States Coast Guard Aids To Navigation Team, ANT Coos Bay was established in 1976 and is located near the mouth of Coos Bay in the fishing and tourist community of Charleston, Oregon. ANT Coos Bay s area of responsibility ranges over… … Wikipedia
buoy — 1. noun a mooring buoy Syn: float, marker; bellbuoy, nun buoy, sonobuoy 2. verb the party was buoyed by an election victory Syn: cheer, cheer up, hearten, rally, invigorate, uplift, lift, encourage, stimu … Thesaurus of popular words
buoy — Though this book does not generally address matters of pronunciation, I cannot resist pointing out that the increasing tendency to pronounce this word boo ee is mistaken and misguided. Unless you would say boo ee ant for buoyant, please return … Dictionary of troublesome word
buoyant — buoy·ant … English syllables
