English dictionary

buoyancy

/'b//Oi///@/ns/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

noun.feeling

Synonyms perkiness

Source: WordNet 3.0
the property of something weightless and insubstantial

noun.attribute

Synonyms airiness

Source: WordNet 3.0
the tendency to float in water or other liquid

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
irrepressible liveliness and good spirit

noun.attribute

Examples
I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor.

Synonyms irrepressibility

Source: WordNet 3.0
The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal volume of water.

noun

Source: webster1913