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floaty adj

Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant. (nautical, archaic) 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. (figurative) 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. floaty n (informal) A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid. (chiefly US) A lilo (“inflatable air mattress”) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on. (swimming) Chiefly in the plural: 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”)

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