buoyant

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. 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) m, flottante (fr) f, 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