buoyancy
noun
the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightness.
buoyance
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a variation of
buoyancy.
Example Sentences
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"I've started over a lot," Don told Lane -- the man of many stories encouraging another to begin a new chapter -- but Lane didn't have Don's buoyance.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2012
Grant will be taking on a tremendous amount, but there's an enormous sense of buoyance and anticipation now.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Wendell Willkie seemed to have lost the buoyance that had marked his whole campaign and that had brought the thousands to Elwood.
From Time Magazine Archive
The count of Bevan's votes that night did nothing to deflate his buoyance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Already, such was his buoyance and habit of quick recovery and readjustment under reverses, his thoughts were turning to his grandson.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Harry Leon Wilson
