English-Thai Dictionary

buoyant

ADJ ลอยตัว  loi-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUOYANT

a.Floating; light; that will not sink; having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid. 1. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body. [Unusual. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUOYANT

Buoy "ant, a. Etym: [From Buoy, v. t. & i.]

 

1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. "Buoyant on the flood. " Pope.

 

2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier. The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.

 

3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits. -- Buoy "ant *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

buoyant

buoy ant |ˈboi-ənt, ˈbo͞oyənt ˈbujənt | ▶adjective 1 able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. • (of a liquid or gas ) able to keep something afloat. 2 cheerful and optimistic: the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood. 3 (of an economy, business, or market ) involving or engaged in much activity: car sales were not buoyant. DERIVATIVES buoy ant ly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bouyant or Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar ‘to float ’ (see buoy ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

buoyant

buoy |ant |ˈbɔɪənt | ▶adjective 1 able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. • (of a liquid or gas ) able to keep something afloat. 2 cheerful and optimistic: the conference ended with the party in a buoyant mood. 3 (of an economy, business, or market ) involving or engaged in much successful trade or activity: car sales were buoyant. DERIVATIVES buoyantly adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French bouyant or Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar ‘to float ’ (see buoy ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

buoyant

buoyant adjective 1 a buoyant substance: able to float, floating, floatable. ANTONYMS leaden. 2 a buoyant mood: cheerful, cheery, happy, lighthearted, carefree, bright, merry, joyful, bubbly, bouncy, sunny, jolly; lively, jaunty, high-spirited, perky; optimistic, confident, positive; informal peppy, upbeat. ANTONYMS depressed, optimistic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

buoyant

buoyant adjective 1 a buoyant substance: able to float, light, floating; rare floatable. ANTONYMS heavy. 2 they dispersed in a buoyant mood: cheerful, cheery, happy, light-hearted, carefree, bright, glad, merry, joyful, bubbly, bouncy, effervescent, blithe, sunny, breezy, jolly, jovial, animated, lively, sprightly, jaunty, ebullient, high-spirited, vivacious, vital, sparkling, sparky, zestful, perky; optimistic, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, positive; informal peppy, zippy, zingy, upbeat; dated gay. ANTONYMS depressed, pessimistic. 3 car sales were buoyant: booming, strong, vigorous, burgeoning, thriving, growing, developing, progressing, improving, expanding, mushrooming, snowballing, ballooning; informal going strong. ANTONYMS depressed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

buoyant

buoy ant /bɔ́ɪənt , ｟米 ｠búːjənt /形容詞 1 〈気分が 〉うきうきした ; 立ち直りの早い, 楽天的な .2 〈経済 株式市場などが 〉上昇傾向にある .3 浮力がある ; 〈液体が 〉物を浮かせる, 揚力がある .～ly 副詞