Billowy vs Floaty - What's the difference?
billowy | floaty | Synonyms |
Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
* 1919 ,
(of a dress) lightweight, so as to rise when the wearer is walking.
(music) light, hypnotic and relaxing.
* 2005 , , Definitely knot one for the wimps [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article566957.ece]
Having a feeling of extreme calm, as if floating through the air.
A lilo or similar item that floats on water and can be sat on.
Floaty is a synonym of billowy.
As adjectives the difference between billowy and floaty
is that billowy is of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows while floaty is lightweight, so as to rise when the wearer is walking.As a noun floaty is
a lilo or similar item that floats on water and can be sat on.billowy
English
Adjective
(er)- [...] Tiare clasped me to her vast bosom, so that I seemed to sink into a billowy sea, and pressed her red lips to mine.
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*floaty
English
Adjective
(er)- All the floaty music in the world could not disguise my grunts as I clenched my teeth and curled my toes to fight the pain.
