buoyant
Resistant to sinking
Buoyant describes things that float or tend to rise in liquid or air—a buoyant raft, buoyant gases.
The word extends naturally to moods and markets: a buoyant personality is cheerful and resilient, quick to recover from setbacks; buoyant sales or a buoyant economy show upward momentum.
She remained buoyant despite the bad news.
The stock market was buoyant after the announcement.
Supported by water
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
- waterborneCarried by liquid flow
adrift · inflatable · lifejacket · pontoon · cork · floatable · swimming · surfacing
Overflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- sunnyBright with daylight
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
sprightly · blithe · chipper · perky · animated · exuberant · mirthful · jovial
Feeling positive expectation
- confidentSure of oneself
- positiveAffirming or certain
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- bullishExpecting market gains
encouraged · expectant · assured · heartened · undaunted · forward-looking · promising · auspicious
Expecting market gains
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- robustStrong and durable
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- expandingGrowing in scope
recovering · resilient · strong · healthy · prosperous · surging · rising · vigorous
Light and well-ventilated
- weightlessHaving no heft
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- fluffySoft and light-textured
gossamer · wispy · delicate · frothy · insubstantial · diaphanous · bubbly · springy
afloat
Supported by water
- bobbingRhythmic vertical movement
- flotationAbility to stay afloat
- unsinkableUnable to be submerged
waterborne · adrift · inflatable · lifejacket · pontoon · cork · floatable · swimming · surfacing · lightweight
ebullient
Overflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- sunnyBright with daylight
vivacious · sprightly · blithe · chipper · perky · animated · exuberant · mirthful · jovial · genial
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
bullish · encouraged · expectant · assured · heartened · undaunted · forward-looking · promising · auspicious · bright
bullish
Expecting market gains
expanding · recovering · resilient · strong · healthy · prosperous · surging · rising · vigorous · flourishing
airy
Light and well-ventilated
- weightlessHaving no heft
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- featheryLight and soft-textured
fluffy · gossamer · wispy · delicate · frothy · insubstantial · diaphanous · bubbly · springy · nimble
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
- Nautical Idiomsbatten down the hatches, all hands on deck, smooth sailing, three sheets to the wind, in the same boat
- positive outlookhopeful, positive, optimistic, upbeat, cheerful
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
- water qualitiesmurky, taste, odor, color, fresh
buoyantdepressed
Persistently sad, spiritless
gloomy · dejected · melancholy · downcast · despondent
- neutral buoyancyBalanced submersion state
- buoyancy aidFlotation garment for swimmers