free-floating

American  

[free-floh-ting] / ˈfriˈfloʊ tɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized.

   free-floating hostility.

2. (of people) uncommitted, as to a doctrine, political party, etc.; independent.

   free-floating opportunists.

3. capable of relatively free movement.

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free-floating British  

adjective

1. unattached or uncommitted, as to a cause, a party, etc

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Other Word Forms

• free-floater noun

Etymology

Origin of free-floating

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The data suggest that the cloud is not free-floating.

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Unlike free-floating VSV particles, Migrions represent a distinct form of viral transport created from both viral and cellular components.

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A new study shows that astronomers have directly measured the mass and distance of a newly discovered free-floating planet by observing it at the same time from Earth and from space.

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So far, only a small number of free-floating planets have been identified, but that number is expected to grow in the coming years.

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These lonely objects are known as free-floating or rogue planets, and they have no identified stellar companion.

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