Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Buoyancy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
buoyancy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Buoyancy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective The state or quality of being
buoyant
Etymologies
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Examples
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He writes deeply personal, unique songs, and in a world that is all too often filled with sadness, his music is filled with exuberance and a kind of buoyance that is deeply moving.
Dubious Quality 2008
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We saw the dolphin show and a lot of ugly fish and the turtle that has buoyance issues.
amor fati tragic_elegance 2008
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As the successful factory owner harboring a shameful secret at the core of his bluster, John Lithgow, joshing around in his bathrobe, had too much irrepressible buoyance to embody Patriarchal Enterprise.
Backyard Hole Needs Filling: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009
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But again, he kept -- he kept his poise, he kept his balance, his buoyance (ph) and his optimism and I think did a terrific job.
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These banks are primarily located in Spain, the Netherlands and Ireland due to the buoyance of mortgage lending in these countries in recent years.
Collateral Damage Meyrick Chapman 2008
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Ever since WordPress switched my URL from raincoaster.wordpress.com to raincoaster.com my hits have walked right off a cliff and straight down a deep wellmomentary buoyance provided by Brian Atene and Even Stevphens notwithstanding.
Brian Atene, Bad Audition Boy and the reason YouTube exists « raincoaster 2006
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Ever since WordPress switched my URL from raincoaster.wordpress.com to raincoaster.com my hits have walked right off a cliff and straight down a deep wellmomentary buoyance provided by Brian Atene and Even Stevphens notwithstanding.
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Ever since WordPress switched my URL from raincoaster.wordpress.com to raincoaster.com my hits have walked right off a cliff and straight down a deep wellmomentary buoyance provided by Brian Atene and Even Stevphens notwithstanding.
Operation Global Media Domination: do me a favour, wouldja? « raincoaster 2006
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There were 86 mines found, buoyance and ground mines, found on two different vessels, a barge and a tug boat.
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Walubita paid tribute to China for its financial aid, which had helped to sustain Zambia's economic buoyance despite the country's budgetary and fiscal problems.
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