- being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another: a floating workforce.
- away from its proper position, especially in a downward direction: a floating kidney.
- not fixed or settled in a definite place or state: a floating population.
- Finance.
- in circulation or use, or not permanently invested, as capital.
- composed of sums due within a short time: a floating debt.
- Machinery.
- having a soft suspension greatly reducing vibrations between the suspended part and its support.
- working smoothly.
- having little or no attachment
- (of an organ or part) displaced from the normal position or abnormally movable
- not definitely attached to one place or policy; uncommitted or unfixed
- finance
- (of capital) not allocated or invested; available for current use
- (of debt) short-term and unfunded, usually raised by a government or company to meet current expenses
- (of a currency) free to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
- operating smoothly through being free from external constraints
- (of an electronic circuit or device) not connected to a source of voltage
