buoyantly
In high spirits
Buoyantly means in a manner that is light, cheerful, or resilient.
Someone who buoyantly greeted the morning does so with natural optimism and energy.
The word draws from buoyancy—the physical property that keeps things afloat—and extends to emotional lightness: She buoyantly dismissed the criticism and moved on.
Gradual movement, no direction
- bobShort vertical movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- waftDrift on air
sail · soar · weightlessly · airily · lightly · suspended · aloft · effortlessly
Full of merriment
- jovialCheerful and friendly
- gleefulFull of high-spirited joy
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- jubilantExtremely happy, triumphant
sunny · lighthearted · vivacious · ebullient · chipper · convivial · exuberant · sprightly
Feeling positive expectation
- confidentSure of oneself
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- positiveAffirming or certain
- aspirationalStriving toward ideals
idealistic · bullish · encouraging · promising · bright · assured · undaunted · enthusiastic
Bouncing back after collision
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- flexiblyIn an adaptable manner
- adaptablyWith capacity to adjust
- hardilyIn a resilient manner
tenaciously · enduringly · persistently · perseveringly · uncrushed · undefeated · irrepressibly · indomitably
drift
Gradual movement, no direction
waft · sail · soar · weightlessly · airily · lightly · suspended · aloft · effortlessly · gently
mirthful
Full of merriment
jubilant · sunny · lighthearted · vivacious · ebullient · chipper · convivial · exuberant · sprightly · jaunty
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
aspirational · idealistic · bullish · encouraging · promising · bright · assured · undaunted · enthusiastic · inspired
rebounding
Bouncing back after collision
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- flexiblyIn an adaptable manner
- adaptablyWith capacity to adjust
hardily · tenaciously · enduringly · persistently · perseveringly · uncrushed · undefeated · irrepressibly · indomitably · unfailingly
buoyantlyglumly
In dejected manner
dejectedly · morosely · despondently · cheerlessly · gloomily
buoyantlyheavily
With great weight
leadenly · sluggishly · ponderously · lethargically · wearily