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What is the adjective for float?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb float which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

floaty
  1. (of a dress) lightweight, so as to rise when the wearer is walking.
  2. (music) light, hypnotic and relaxing.
  3. Having a feeling of extreme calm, as if floating through the air.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. billowy
  5. Examples:
      6. “One of our favourites was a really floaty outfit, a silk print top with matching silk skirt, turquoise silk shirt and silk neck tie, all from the Caramelo collection at Ela Maria.”
floating
  1. That floats or float.
  2. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
  3. (linguistics) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. afloat, buoyant, drifting, buoyed, buoyed up, nonsubmersible, sailing, swimming, wafting, above water, on the surface, resting on water, non-submerged, suspended, unsubmerged, above the surface, hovering, aerial, levitating, airborne, volant, volitant, flying, gliding, hanging, soaring, windborne, in the air, defying gravity, in flight, wind-borne, midair, in-flight, above ground, airy, winging, aeronautical, aloft, on high, on the wing, flapping, sky-high, skyward, fluttering, winged, elevated, flitting, running, overhead … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “One of its striking features will be the use of water to create a floating deck for relaxation.”
      “According to the patent, the floating blimp will be operated remotely by a human pilot while flying at between 500-1,000 feet off the ground.”
      “While floating rates have become excessively volatile, a return to the post-war Bretton Woods system of fixed rates is not the answer.”
floatsome
  1. (rare, poetic or nonstandard) Characterised or marked by floating; (by extension) temporary; transitory
flotational
  1. Pertaining to flotation.
floatable
  1. That may be floated.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. buoyant, floating, light, floaty, supernatant, weightless, afloat, unsinkable, airy, able to float, fluffy, feathery, ethereal, thin, gossamery, downy, tissuelike, frothy, silky, wispy, foamy, bubbly, cottony, gossamer, flossy, vaporous, pillowy, puffy, filmy, flimsy, delicate, dainty, sheer, spongy, atmospheric, cushiony, soft, fleecy, snowy, velvety, velvetlike, satiny, silken, silklike, satin, sleek, featherlike … more
floatless
  1. Without a float.
floatier
  1. comparative form of floaty: more floaty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. billowier, flimsier, gauzier, filmier, thinner, sheerer, finer, lighter, cobwebbier, featherier, frothier, sleazier, airier, more gossamer, more gossamery, more diaphanous, more delicate, more insubstantial, more transparent, more lightweight, more gauzelike, more chiffony, more translucent, more unsubstantial, more papery, more translucid, more transpicuous, more superficial, more see-through, wispier, more ethereal, softer, fluffier, daintier, fragiler, more weightless, silkier, lacier, slighter, more threadlike, more floatable, frailer, more exquisite, subtler, more tissuelike, more finespun, more frangible, summerier, frillier, more lacelike … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “For a floatier look, opt for lighter fabrics with movement or go structured with heavier fabrics that won't budge at the slightest gust of wind.”
      “Not only do you have to adjust to Luigi's floatier jump physics, but there's a strict time limit.”
      “For a light, breezy feel, Julia advises replacing heavy textures and dark colours with lighter, floatier versions.”
floatiest
  1. superlative form of floaty: most floaty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. billowiest, flimsiest, gauziest, filmiest, thinnest, sheerest, finest, lightest, cobwebbiest, featheriest, frothiest, sleaziest, airiest, most gossamer, most gossamery, most diaphanous, most delicate, most insubstantial, most transparent, most lightweight, most gauzelike, most chiffony, most translucent, most unsubstantial, most papery, most translucid, most transpicuous, most superficial, most see-through, wispiest, most ethereal, softest, fluffiest, daintiest, fragilest, most weightless, silkiest, laciest, slightest, most threadlike, most floatable, frailest, most exquisite, subtlest, most tissuelike, most finespun, most frangible, summeriest, frilliest, most lacelike … more
floated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of float
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hung, hanged, hovered, poised, rested, levitated, stayed afloat, stayed on the surface, rested on water, glided, glid, sailed, drifted, slid, slidden, coasted, flowed, bobbed, moved, rode, rid, ridden, slipped, streamed, swam, swum, wafted, skimmed, travelled, traveled, washed, moved gently, smoothed along, treaded water, trod water, trodden water, slipped along, flew, flown, ascended, lifted, lift, soared, rose, risen, flew up, flown up … more
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