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. )
Example Sentences
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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
“The floaty game at this beach is legendary,” another reader said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Normally they make you feel floaty and think of puffy clouds and hear harps, but right now they look just plain scared.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
For a swim day, it’s a lot like visiting the beach — you’ll want to bring sunscreen, shade, chairs, towels and floaties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
Maybe even throw a couple of floaties on him and jump in the pool together.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
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 were pictures of the two of them splashing around the Linden Hills kiddie pool in matching arm floaties.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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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