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free-floating
[ free-floh-ting ]
adjective
- (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized:
free-floating hostility.
- (of people) uncommitted, as to a doctrine, political party, etc.; independent:
free-floating opportunists.
- capable of relatively free movement.
free-floating
adjective
- unattached or uncommitted, as to a cause, a party, etc
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Derived Forms
- ˌfree-ˈfloater, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of free-floating1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
It is not so much a plan as an expression of free-floating contempt for college sports.
From The Daily Beast
No explanation of anything in the world, just kind of a free-floating, dream-like thing.
From The Daily Beast
As a result, health reform has become a bottomless receptacle for a host of free-floating fears harbored by many Americans.
From The Daily Beast
Free-floating, un-fulfillable desire: This is what propels Sylvia and Henry on their road trip.
From The Daily Beast
At first, there was a dull resentment—a free-floating rage—which failed to find focus, but sought for outlet in any direction.
From Project Gutenberg
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