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Buoyant

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(1):

(v. t. & i.) Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits.

(2):

(v. t. & i.) Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.

(3):

(v. t. & i.) Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Buoyant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/buoyant.html. 1828.
 
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