# floaty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfləʊti/ · frequency rank #60,090

## Definitions
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.
3. Of music: light and relaxing.
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.
5. Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
6. Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/floaty