adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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Soars, often with angled wings, but normal flight more buoyant and harrier-like than Black Kite's or Buzzard's.
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Firstly, when we were first discussing the sale, the market was somewhat more buoyant than at the present time.
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Other operators Owners Abroad and Airtours confirm they anticipate a more buoyant market post-election.
■ NOUN
mood
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Hong Kong remained in buoyant mood , with a 3% gain.
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She was in an easy, buoyant mood , and everything was possible tonight.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cork is a very buoyant material.
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the buoyant 22-year-old dancer
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A pilot can make Alvin hover, neutrally buoyant .
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And in comparison with the South-East, the North's housing market looks positively buoyant .
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In addition the conquest of the land required a stronger skeleton once the buoyant support of the sea was finally abandoned.
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In the last decade of his life he grew less buoyant .
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Plymouth have an appalling away record but they must be buoyant after their Roker Park win.
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Sales of bread and sandwiches fell, but were offset by buoyant demand for more expensive sweet lines such as cakes and doughnuts.
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Through the doorway Mrs Beach, buoyant upon her bustle, caught her eye and beckoned.
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Yet Daley remained outwardly serene, sometimes buoyant , while all around him the tension was building.