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floaty.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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adj/ˈfləʊti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfloʊti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.

  2. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant. Of a ship: having a shallow draft (the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull), and thus drawing less (that is, floating higher in) water.

    archaic
  3. Of music: light and relaxing.

    figuratively
  4. 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.

    figuratively
  5. Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.

    figuratively
  6. Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From float (noun or verb) + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives). Compare Middle English floti, floty (“of a place: well supplied with water”).

noun/ˈfləʊti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈfloʊti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American
  1. A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.

    informal
  2. A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.

    US · informal
  3. 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”).

    US · in-plural · informal
Where this word comes from

From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).

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