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Definition
characterized by cheerfulness and optimism; or a tendency to maintain or quickly recover cheerfulness and optimism after setbacks
- Every morning she woke with a new confidence and buoyancy she could not explain.p. 147.3
buoyancy = lightheartedness or cheerfulness
- He came toward her with his light buoyant step, carrying under his arm a bulky package wrapped in a bit of sailcloth.p. 150.3
buoyant = cheerful
There are no more uses of "buoyant" in The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
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