Both Uses of
buoyant
in
The Chocolate War
- Brother Leon was buoyant today and his mood had spread throughout the class.†
Chpt 17buoyant = cheerful and optimistic; or a tendency to maintain or quickly recover cheerfulness and optimism after setbacks
- He was still buoyant when he arrived home, otherwise, he wouldn't have had the courage to call all those Barretts and to actually talk to the girl.†
Chpt 26 *
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