| a. | 1. | Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; |
| 2. | Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier. | |
| 3. | Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; |
| Adj. | 1. | buoyant - tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" Synonyms: floaty |
| 2. | buoyant - characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" |