Synonyms for buoyancy
ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən sibuoy·an·cy

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1. buoyancy, perkinessnoun

   cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface

   Synonyms:
   impertinence, airiness, archness, perkiness, sauciness, pertness, irrepressibility

2. airiness, buoyancynoun

   the property of something weightless and insubstantial

   Synonyms:
   irrepressibility, airiness, perkiness, delicacy

3. buoyancynoun

   the tendency to float in water or other liquid

   Synonyms:
   irrepressibility, airiness, perkiness

4. irrepressibility, buoyancynoun

   irrepressible liveliness and good spirit

   "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor"

   Synonyms:
   irrepressibility, airiness, perkiness

Matched Categories

1. • Cheerfulness
   • Lightness
   • Liveliness
   • Tendency

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buoyancynoun

   Synonyms:
   lightness, levity, specific lightness

2. buoyancynoun

   Synonyms:
   vivacity, liveliness, sprightliness, cheerfulness, GAYETY

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1. List of paraphrases for "buoyancy":

   buoyant, flotation, dynamism, waterline

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1. Carsten Fritsch:

   A weaker U.S. dollar is lending prices buoyancy, as are comments made by the Saudi Arabian Oil Minister.

2. Marine Corps:

   Contributing factors included lack of training, the material condition of the AAVs assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lack of safety boats in the water, a higher-than-anticipated sea state, and insufficient buoyancy provided by personal flotation devices at depth.

3. Julia Schwab:

   The changes in canal shape are better suited to life in the oceans, where buoyancy can hold up an animal, as compared to land, where animals need a highly sensitive sense of balance to cope with gravity and complex landscapes.

4. Millan Mulraine:

   With gasoline prices remaining low (providing a huge windfall to U.S. consumers), confidence sky-high and the buoyancy in labor market activity likely to bolster household income, we expect consumer spending activity to rebound strongly in the coming months.

5. Vincent LaCourt:

   That timing allowed us to have Tom and Kayla go into our neutral buoyancy laboratory, or big pool where we practice spacewalks, and practice our exact spacewalk.