floatyadj.

Brit.

/ˈfləʊti/, U.S.

/ˈfloʊdi/

Forms: Also Middle English, 1600s flotie.

Etymology: < float n. or float v. + -y suffix¹.

†1. Watery. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > consisting of or containing water

floatyc1400

watery?a1439

waterish1510

phlegmy1599

liquid1609

aquose1738

c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 127 Þe fyrre I folȝed þose floty valez.

2. Fitted to float, capable of floating, buoyant; hence, of a ship: Drawing little water.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > buoyant

floatya1608

lively1697

a1608 F. Vere Comm. (1657) 28 Mine was a floaty ship and well appointed for that service.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia (1629) 194 Some few buttes of beare being flotie they got.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §170 To render them very floaty and lively in a rough hollow sea.

1862 Temple Bar 4 351 The floaty air-cases rising on the other [side], the boat recovers her proper position.

Derivatives

ˈfloatiness n. the quality or state of being floaty; buoyant emptiness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > emptiness or insubstantiality

vacuity1593

inanity1603

slightnessa1616

outsideness1647

frothinessa1716

sleaziness1727

floatiness1839

thistledown1868

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [noun] > unsubstantiality or lack of substance > superficiality or hollowness

superficiality1618

superficialness1624

outsideness1647

externality1684

floatiness1839

1839–44 M. F. Tupper Proverb. Philos. (1852) 478 The foolish floatiness of vanity, and solemn trumperies of pride.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	floaty
释义	floatyadj. Brit. /ˈfləʊti/, U.S. /ˈfloʊdi/ Forms: Also Middle English, 1600s flotie. Etymology: < float n. or float v. + -y suffix¹. †1. Watery. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > water > [adjective] > consisting of or containing water floatyc1400 watery?a1439 waterish1510 phlegmy1599 liquid1609 aquose1738 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl l. 127 Þe fyrre I folȝed þose floty valez. 2. Fitted to float, capable of floating, buoyant; hence, of a ship: Drawing little water. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > buoyant floatya1608 lively1697 a1608 F. Vere Comm. (1657) 28 Mine was a floaty ship and well appointed for that service. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia (1629) 194 Some few buttes of beare being flotie they got. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §170 To render them very floaty and lively in a rough hollow sea. 1862 Temple Bar 4 351 The floaty air-cases rising on the other [side], the boat recovers her proper position. Derivatives ˈfloatiness n. the quality or state of being floaty; buoyant emptiness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > emptiness or insubstantiality vacuity1593 inanity1603 slightnessa1616 outsideness1647 frothinessa1716 sleaziness1727 floatiness1839 thistledown1868 the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > unsubstantiality or abstractness > [noun] > unsubstantiality or lack of substance > superficiality or hollowness superficiality1618 superficialness1624 outsideness1647 externality1684 floatiness1839 1839–44 M. F. Tupper Proverb. Philos. (1852) 478 The foolish floatiness of vanity, and solemn trumperies of pride. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400
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