buoyant
adjective/ˈbɔɪənt/
/ˈbɔɪənt/, /ˈbuːjənt/
- (of prices, business activity, etc.) tending to increase or stay at a high level, usually showing financial success
- a buoyant economy/market
- buoyant sales/prices
- a buoyant demand for homes
- The relatively buoyant housing market has kept consumers confident enough to spend.
- cheerful and feeling sure that things will be successful
- They were all in buoyant mood.
- floating, able to float or able to keep things floating
- The boat bobbed like a cork on the waves: light and buoyant.
- Salt water is more buoyant than fresh water.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French bouyant or Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar ‘to float’, from boya ‘buoy’.
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