View synonyms for floaty

floaty

[ floh-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, float·i·er, float·i·est.

able to float; buoyant:
What are these floaty things in my tea?
thin and lightweight; billowy:
They've used floaty, sheer fabrics for the warmer weather.
(of a boat) requiring little water to float.

, plural float·ies.

ˈfloaty

/ ˈfləʊtɪ /

Origin of floaty¹

First recorded in 1600–10; float + -y ¹( def )

What stand out in my mind are the mirrored closets in her bedroom filled with shimmering, floaty evening gowns and caftans.

It was just as nice to have solid things very solid, as it was to have floaty things like clouds very floaty.

"I expect what you need for that floaty feeling, dearie, is a good dose of calomel—" and she hurried away to prepare it.

So I tried to escape, tried to be the moon; tried to feel floaty and shining and beautiful, and—and remote.

Father was like the solid ground and Mother was like the floaty clouds.

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