buoyant

English

Etymology

buoy +‎ -ant

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/
Rhymes: -ɔɪ.ənt

Adjective

buoyant (comparative more buoyant, superlative most buoyant)

having buoyancy; able to float
lighthearted and lively
I’m in a buoyant mood.

Related terms

Translations

able to float

Dutch: drijvend (nl)
Estonian: ujuv
Finnish: kelluva (fi)
French: flottant (fr) m, flottante (fr) f, flottable (fr)
German: schwimmend (de), schwimmfähig (de)
Ido: flotaciva (io)
Maori: puhau, puwhau

Russian: плаву́чий (ru) (plavúčij)
Serbo-Croatian: plovan (sh), plivajući (sh)
Spanish: boyante
Swedish: flytande (sv)
Ukrainian: плавни́й (plavnýj)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

lighthearted and lively

Estonian: elurõõmus
Finnish: kepeä (fi)
French: gai (fr), léger (fr), joyeux (fr)
German: beschwingt (de), heiter (de), lebhaft (de)

Ido: lejera (io)
Russian: жизнера́достный (ru) (žiznerádostnyj)
Swedish: nyter (sv), yster (sv)

See also

Archimedes' principle

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