ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Floaty

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfləʊti/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Floaty is an adjective meaning Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.

Meaning

Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.

Of music: light and relaxing.
Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving.
Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.
A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).

O here is a Bed / Shrinkproofer than that, / A floatier, boatier / Bed than that!

If you're more into powder, try the Monster 82 [a type of ski]; it's a bit floatier and more stable.

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There was no going back to being Mommy Belle, […] the woman who made the "floatiest" matzoh balls on the face of the earth.

Depending on context, synonyms include gossamer, armfloat, armband, light, buoyant.

Related dictionary entries include buoyant, light, waterborne, bouyant, abob, floatable.

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