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BUOYANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
Example:
I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor
Synonyms:
buoyancy; irrepressibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)
Derivation:
buoyant (characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The tendency to float in water or other liquid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
inclination; tendency (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of something weightless and insubstantial
Synonyms:
airiness; buoyancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
lightness; weightlessness (the property of being comparatively small in weight)
Derivation:
buoyant (tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Synonyms:
buoyancy; perkiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
blitheness; cheerfulness (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits)
Derivation:
buoyant (characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness)
