floaty

Meanings

Plural: floaties

Adjective Satellite

tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
- "a floaty scarf"

Adj

Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
Of a ship: having a shallow draft (the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull), and thus drawing less (that is, floating higher in) water.
Of music: light and relaxing.
Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving.
Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.

Noun

A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).

Origin / Etymology

From float (noun or verb) + -y (suffix meaning ‘inclined to’ forming adjectives). Compare Middle English floti, floty (“of a place: well supplied with water”).

Synonyms

armband, armfloat, buoyant, gossamer, water wing

Scrabble Score: 12

floaty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
floaty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
floaty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

floaty is a valid Words With Friends word