Adjective
- 1. buoyant, floaty, light (vs. heavy)
- usage: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
- 2. buoyant, chirpy, perky, cheerful (vs. depressing)
- usage: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
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