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Dictionary: buoy·ant   (boi'ənt, bū'yənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having or marked by buoyancy: a buoyant balloon; buoyant spirits.
  2. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood.

[Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar, to refloat a boat, from boya, buoy, from Old French boue. See buoy.]

buoyantly buoy'ant·ly adv.

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The term used to describe a commodities market where the prices generally rise with ease when there are considerable signals of strength.

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These types of markets can be very volatile as the prices are rapid to rise and fall with investor sentiment.


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adjective

    Displaying light-hearted nonchalance: airy, breezy, debonair, jaunty. Informal corky. Idioms: free and easy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, careful/careless, good/bad.

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adj

Definition: light in spirit
Antonyms: depressed, down, heavy, heavy-hearted

adj

Definition: light in weight
Antonyms: heavy, weighted


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having the ability to float.

pronunciation The rubber boat was more buoyant after Keb filled it with air.

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Common misspelling(s) of buoyant

  • boyant
  • bouyant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flydende, som bæres oppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
opgewekt, veerkrachtig, drijvend

Français (French)
adj. - capable de flotter, flottable, dans lequel les objets flottent, gai, enjoué, (Fin) soutenu, ferme, actif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schwimmend, heiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλεύσιμος, επιπλέων, κεφάτος, αλέγρος

Italiano (Italian)
ottimista, galleggiante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - flutuante, leve, animado (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
плавучий, жизнерадостный, оживленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - flotante, boyante, optimista

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bärande, elastisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有浮力的, 心情愉快的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有浮力的, 心情愉快的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부양성의, 쾌활한, 오르는 경향이 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 浮揚性のある, 軽快な, 浮力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرح, فرح, (الأسعار) في ارتفاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קליל, עליז, מציף, צף‬


 
 
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