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free-floating

[ free-floh-ting ]

adjective

  1. (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized:

    free-floating hostility.

  2. (of people) uncommitted, as to a doctrine, political party, etc.; independent:

    free-floating opportunists.

  3. capable of relatively free movement.


free-floating

adjective

  1. unattached or uncommitted, as to a cause, a party, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

No explanation of anything in the world, just kind of a free-floating, dream-like thing.

As a result, health reform has become a bottomless receptacle for a host of free-floating fears harbored by many Americans.

Free-floating, un-fulfillable desire: This is what propels Sylvia and Henry on their road trip.

At first, there was a dull resentment—a free-floating rage—which failed to find focus, but sought for outlet in any direction.

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