floaty

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Adj

1. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
2. Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
3. Of music: light and relaxing.
4. 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.
5. Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
6. Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.

Noun

1. (informal) A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
2. (informal) A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
3. (informal) Chiefly in the plural: 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”)

Hevwate

buoyant

floating

lite

supernatant

Werger

leichtgewichtig

poids léger

lichtgewicht

flutuante

yükte hafif

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈfləʊti/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Middle English: floti

In summary

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