free-floating: Meaning and Definition of

free-float•ing

Pronunciation: (frē'flō'ting), [key]
— adj.
  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.
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