floatier; floatiest
Synonyms of floatynext
1
: tending to float : buoyant
2
: light and billowy
a floaty gown

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The other, by the ceramic artist Katie Stout, is floored in a chunky mosaic and walled in her monstrous watercolors of floaty ladies. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025 Overall drive quality is floaty and somewhat disconnected, but not terribly so. New Atlas, 28 Nov. 2025 Say hello to the undercut, which is fierce, anything but floaty, and decidedly cool. Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025 These red suede kitten heel booties are a vision, especially when styled with boho, feminine pieces like a floaty maxidress, a black suede bag, and chunky gold hoop earrings. Clare Holden, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floaty

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of floaty was circa 1608

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“Floaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floaty. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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