buoyant, chirpy, perky
(adjective) characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; “buoyant spirits”; “his quick wit and chirpy humor”; “looking bright and well and chirpy”; “a perky little widow in her 70s”
buoyant, floaty
(adjective) tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; “buoyant balloons”; “buoyant balsawood boats”; “a floaty scarf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
buoyant (comparative more buoyant, superlative most buoyant)
Having buoyancy; able to float.
(figuratively) Lighthearted and lively.
Source: Wiktionary
Buoy"ant, a. Etym: [From Buoy, v. t. & i.]
1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. "Buoyant on the flood." Pope.
2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being specifically heavier. The water under me was buoyant. Dryden.
3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant disposition; buoyant spirits.
– Buoy"ant*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
