| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | buoy·ant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  boi  nt, b ynt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Having or marked by buoyancy: a buoyant balloon; buoyant spirits. 2. Lighthearted; gay: in a buoyant mood. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish boyante, present participle of boyar, to refloat a boat, from boya, buoy, from Old French boue. See buoy. | | OTHER FORMS: | buoyant·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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