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buoyancy

/ˈbɔɪənsi/BOY-uhn-see
/ˈbɔɪənsi/BOY-uhn-see

Meaningthe quality of floating like a buoy

Common meaning: the ability to float

Other meanings: cheerfulness

Journey through time

  1. Latinboiasource
  2. Dutchboesource
  3. Englishbuoy‘a floating marker in water’
  4. Englishformed in English from buoybuoyancy‘the ability to float’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from buoy + -ancy.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BUOY, p.83 · scan

Source words

  • boia Latin · source word “a fetter”

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