BUOYANT


Meaning of BUOYANT in English

adj. 1 a able or apt to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas. b (of a liquid or gas) able to keep something afloat. 2 light-hearted. buoyantly adv.

[ F buoyant or Sp. boyante part. of boyar float f. boya BUOY ]

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