Noun: buoyancy boy-un(t)-see
- The tendency to float in water or other liquid
"The buoyancy of the cork allowed it to bob on the surface of the water"
- The property of something weightless and insubstantial
"The buoyancy of her spirits lifted everyone's mood";
- airiness
- Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface
"Her buoyancy lifted the spirits of everyone in the room";
- perkiness
- Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit
"I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humour";
- irrepressibility
Derived forms: buoyancies
Type of: blitheness, cheerfulness, inclination, life, lightness, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness, tendency, weightlessness
Encyclopedia: Buoyancy