buoyance

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noun

The state or quality of being buoyant

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Meanings

nounbuoyance (usually uncountable, plural buoyances)

plural buoyances

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being buoyant

    Veronica Petrillo's typical virgin is ironically similar to her streetwise actor, except for a certain added buoyance.

    1988 February 5, Tom Boeker, “They Sure Are Strange in New York”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: buoyancy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being buoyant

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buoyancy

Origin

Alteration of buoyancy.

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APA

buoyance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buoyance

MLA

“buoyance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buoyance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buoyance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buoyance.

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