adjective
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filmy and light
floaty material
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capable of floating; buoyant
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(of a vessel) riding high in the water; of shallow draught
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of floaty
First recorded in 1600–10; float + -y 1 ( def. )
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Fans dressed in approximations of her floaty ballgowns and 1920s flapper dresses, hollering lyrics like mantras.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
I’ll put snacks on a floaty and I’ll eat snacks while they’re floating by me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
The most difficult tasks she faces involve making sure the guests aren’t running too close to the pool and tracking down a Pokémon’s floaty.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2024
Previously seen in the fashion house's spring-summer 2023 line, the depiction, matched with animals prints, features on floaty dresses, beachwear, accessories and homeware.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
“Is that a—” Celia clutched the floaty dress/shirt contraption to her chest and rolled her eyes to the ceiling, in a remarkably on-point imitation of Mamma.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
He and business partner Bardy Bayram briefly tossed up working noodles and coconut milk into the drink somehow, but decided floaties and a creamy flavour would probably be a bridge too far.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Maryland-based Warehouse Cinemas has sold out its Thursday night "Malibu Beach Party" screenings featuring pink cocktails served in flamingo floaties, said president and CEO Rich Daughtridge.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
There’s lots of sparkling water in the mix; some floaties as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Mobile phone video from the scene shows floaties and water being sucked to the bottom, at the center of the pool, as people sitting by the poolside shout in Hebrew.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
I can take on my fear, especially in a controlled environment like this with lifeguards and arm floaties.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The flight might be longer, floatier and more manic than some might want from fiction, but it ended up, for me, feeling like art.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
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