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buoyance

buoy·an·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boi-uh n-see, boo-yuh n-see]
    • /ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boi-uh n-see, boo-yuh n-see]
    • /ˈbɔɪ ən si, ˈbu yən si/

Definitions of buoyance word

  • noun buoyance the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness. 1
  • noun buoyance the power of supporting a body so that it floats; upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed. 1
  • noun buoyance lightness or resilience of spirit; cheerfulness. 1
  • noun buoyance The state or quality of being buoyant. 0

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Origin of buoyance

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; buoy(ant) + -ancy

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Parts of speech for Buoyance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

buoyance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

buoyance usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for buoyance

noun buoyance

  • levity — lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
  • airiness — the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy
  • aethereal — ethereal
  • floatability — capable of floating; that can be floated.
  • weightlessness — being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.

Antonyms for buoyance

noun buoyance

  • heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
  • blues — a feeling of depression or deep unhappiness
  • depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.

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