buoyancies
Tendencies to float
Buoyancies is the plural of buoyancy—the tendency of objects to float or rise in fluid, or the upward force that fluids exert on submerged objects.
The word extends to lightness of spirit or resilience: The market's buoyancies surprised analysts.
The plural typically appears in technical contexts comparing different floating capacities or in figurative uses describing multiple instances of optimism or resilience.
Tendency to expect good
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
morale · sanguinity · upbeat · lightheartedness · ebullience · effervescence · exuberance · jauntiness
Staying atop liquid
- waterClear essential liquid
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- raftFlat water conveyance
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
displacement · submersion · hydrodynamics · vessel · hull · ballast · kayak · canoe
Regaining what was lost
- bounce-backRecovery from adversity
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- reboundingBouncing back after collision
flexibility · spring · restoration · endurance · hardiness · regeneration · rebound · comeback
Light and well-ventilated
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- weightlessHaving no heft
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
wispy · featherlight · waft · diaphanous · frothy · delicate · billowy · floaty
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
spirits · morale · sanguinity · upbeat · lightheartedness · ebullience · effervescence · exuberance · jauntiness · perkiness
floating
Staying atop liquid
- waterClear essential liquid
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- raftFlat water conveyance
pontoon · displacement · submersion · hydrodynamics · vessel · hull · ballast · kayak · canoe · waterline
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- bounce-backRecovery from adversity
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
rebounding · flexibility · spring · restoration · endurance · hardiness · regeneration · rebound · comeback · revival
airy
Light and well-ventilated
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- weightlessHaving no heft
- fluffySoft and light-textured
gossamer · wispy · featherlight · waft · diaphanous · frothy · delicate · billowy · floaty · gauzy
market
Venue for trade
valuation · upturn · rally · assets · commodities · currency · inflation · index · investment · speculation
buoyanciessinkings
Acts of going underwater
densities · heavinesses · submersions · weights · drags
buoyanciesgloominess
Somber, dispirited state
doldrums · moroseness · low spirits · bleakness · depressions
buoyanciessluggishness
State of slow movement
bearishness · depressions · stagnation · depression · recessions