The Only Use of
buoyant
in
Things Fall Apart
- The young ailing girl who had caused her mother so much heartache had been transformed, almost overnight, into a healthy, buoyant maiden.
p. 173.1buoyant = cheerful and optimistic
Definitions:
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(1)
(buoyant as in: buoyant force or market) tending to float or rise; or making other things float
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(2)
(buoyant as in: buoyant personality) characterized by cheerfulness and optimism; or a tendency to maintain or quickly recover cheerfulness and optimism after setbacks