floatable

[ floh-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of floating; float; that can be floated.
2. that can be floated on, as a river.

Other Words From

• floata·bili·ty noun
• un·floata·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of floatable¹

First recorded in 1820–30; float + -able

Example Sentences

Hanging from the ceiling, there’s a floatable bike that’s suspended above four pontoons, so a rider would pedal just above the water’s surface.

From MIT Technology Review

And so, in everything floatable, the whole male population of that part of the coast came to visit us.

From Project Gutenberg

After a good deal of trouble we got our boat launched, and, though leaking a bit, it was in a floatable state.

From Project Gutenberg

If we cast our eyes lakewards we became conscious that we were bipeds requiring something floatable to bear us over the water.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• agile
• airy
• buoyant
• delicate
• fluffy
• lightweight
• loose
• slender
• slight
• small
• thin