Buoyancy (Noun)
Meaning 1
Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface.
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Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 2
The tendency to float in water or other liquid.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The life jacket's buoyancy kept me afloat in the water after I fell off the boat.
- The helium-filled balloons had enough buoyancy to lift the heavy weight off the ground.
- Scuba divers wear weighted belts to counteract the buoyancy of their vests and breathe more naturally underwater.
- The boat's buoyancy was compromised when the hull was damaged in the storm, causing it to list severely to one side.
- The scientist studied the buoyancy of different objects in various liquids to better understand their density and composition.
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Meaning 3
Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
The property of something weightless and insubstantial.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.