buoyancy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
2. (countable, uncountable) The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Resilience or cheerfulness.

Synonyms

perkiness

cheerfulness

raciness

airiness

snappiness

spiciness

spiritedness

sprightliness

joyfulness

verve

vibrancy

vivaciousness

vivacity

vividness

crispness

briskness

floatage

irrepressibility

floatation

liveliness

luridness

rompishness

friskiness

gayness

buoyance

jauntiness

optimism

animation

buoyant force

elasticity

gaiety

jolliness

jollity

joyousness

lift

lightheartedness

lightness

merriness

activeness

pep

peppiness

sanguineness

spring

spryness

floatability

gladfulness

floating power

tax buoyancy

gladsomeness

rising force

Translations

Auftrieb

flottabilité

άνωση

drijfvermogen

optimismo

flotación

empuxo

canlılık

galleggiabilità

άντωση

πλευστότητα

Tragkraft

animación

flutuação

neşe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɔɪ.ən.si/

Etymology

From buoyant + -cy or buoy + -ancy.