superfluitant

English

Etymology

Latin super (“above”) + fluitans, present participle of fluitare, intensive from fluere (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈfluːɪtənt/

Adjective

superfluitant (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Floating above or on the surface.

Related terms

• superfluitance

References

• “superfluitant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.