buoyant

buoyant has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t. & i.. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.
• v. t. & i.. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier.
• v. t. & i.. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits.
• a.. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
• a.. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"