Synonyms: chirpy, buoyant, perky
Definition: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
Usage: buoyant spirits; his quick wit and chirpy humor; looking bright and well and chirpy; a perky little widow in her 70s
Similar words: cheerful
Definition: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
Usage: her cheerful nature; a cheerful greeting; a cheerful room; as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be
Definition: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
Usage: buoyant balloons; buoyant balsawood boats; a floaty scarf
Similar words: light
Definition: of comparatively little physical weight or density
Usage: a light load; magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C