Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun buoyancy

4 senses of buoyancy

Sense 1
buoyancy, perkiness -- (cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface)
       => cheerfulness, blitheness -- (a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better")

Sense 2
airiness, buoyancy -- (the property of something weightless and insubstantial)
       => lightness, weightlessness -- (the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood")

Sense 3
buoyancy -- (the tendency to float in water or other liquid)
       => tendency, inclination -- (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink")

Sense 4
irrepressibility, buoyancy -- (irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his buoyancy and persistent good humor")
       => liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness -- (animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")