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Buoyancy

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbɔɪ.ən.si

Definitions

  1. The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
  2. The ability of an object to stay afloat in a fluid.
  3. Resilience or cheerfulness.

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Examples

“With how much lighter a step, with how much brighter an eye, did Francesca wander⟳ through the forest, even in the last⟳ desolation of autumn, than she did in all the bloom and buoyancy of spring⟳!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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