BUOYANCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does buoyancy mean?
• BUOYANCY (noun)
The noun BUOYANCY has 4 senses:
1. cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
2. the property of something weightless and insubstantial
3. the tendency to float in water or other liquid
4. irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
Familiarity information: BUOYANCY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BUOYANCY (noun)
Meaning:
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
buoyancy; perkiness
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
blitheness; cheerfulness (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits)
Meaning:
The property of something weightless and insubstantial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
airiness; buoyancy
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
lightness; weightlessness (the property of being comparatively small in weight)
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)
Meaning:
Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
irrepressibility; buoyancy
Context example:
I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor
Hypernyms ("buoyancy" is a kind of...):
life; liveliness; spirit; sprightliness (animation and energy in action or expression)
