Buoyant — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Buoyant (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. having or showing a good mood or disposition

   "all the fans were buoyant the day after the big win in the play-offs"

   similar: blithe, blithesome, bright, canty (British dialect), cheerful, cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome
   related: hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine, animated, chirpy, jaunty, lilting, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious, carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned, boon, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled, beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling
   opposite: dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen
   near: joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied, dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid, blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, hangdog, heavyhearted, inconsolable, low, low-spirited, melancholy, mirthless, sorrowful

2. joyously unrestrained

   "gave him a buoyant hug and kiss upon meeting him at the airport"

   similar: bouncy, bubbly, crank (chiefly dialect), effervescent, exuberant, frolic, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, vivacious
   related: extroverted, outgoing, uninhibited, carefree, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, joyful, lighthearted, lively, sprightly, boisterous, raucous, rollicking, rowdy, giddy, light-headed, overexuberant, silly, ecstatic, euphoric, lyric, rapturous, audacious, bold, brash, brazen, impertinent, impudent, insolent, saucy
   opposite: low-spirited, sullen
   near: constrained, inhibited, repressed, restrained, subdued, impassive, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid, depressed, dour, glum, morose, surly