buoyant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbɔɪənt/ UK /ˈbɔɪənt/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
able to float; cheerful and optimistic

She remained buoyant despite the run of bad luck.

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Synonyms

1 adj · able to float; cheerful and... floating light cheerful optimistic upbeat lighthearted carefree resilient

Opposites

heavy sinking gloomy depressed despondent

Word family

Derived forms buoyancybuoyantly

Related forms buoy

Etymology

From Spanish boyante ('floating'), present participle of boyar ('to float'), from boya ('buoy'), from Old French boie, ultimately from a Germanic source meaning 'fetter, chain'.

boyante Spanish

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# buoyant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈbɔɪənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɔɪənt

## Meanings
1. able to float; cheerful and optimistic

## Examples
- She remained buoyant despite the run of bad luck.

## Synonyms
- floating
- light
- cheerful
- optimistic
- upbeat
- lighthearted
- carefree
- resilient

## Antonyms
- heavy
- sinking
- gloomy
- depressed
- despondent

## Derived Forms
- buoyancy
- buoyantly

## Related Forms
- buoy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: boyante

## Etymology
From Spanish boyante ('floating'), present participle of boyar ('to float'), from boya ('buoy'), from Old French boie, ultimately from a Germanic source meaning 'fetter, chain'.

## AI Etymology
Buoyant is from Spanish boyante ('floating'), present participle of boyar ('to float'), from boya ('buoy'), from Old French boie, ultimately from a Germanic source meaning 'fetter, chain'. Important recorded forms include boyante (Spanish). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers able to float; cheerful and optimistic. The wider family includes derived forms such as buoyancy and buoyantly and related words such as buoy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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