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flotant

flotant

9.9
Not fixed in one place or time
  • adjective
  • /floʊˈtænt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : flotante
  • The company uses a flotant workforce to cover shifts as needed throughout the year.

Examples

  • The hotel offers flotant rates that change depending on the season and demand.

  • The flotant nature of the policy makes it hard to implement.

  • Because her schedule is flotant, she can work in different departments each week.

  • Many artists prefer a flotant lifestyle, moving from place to place.

  • The company uses a flotant workforce to cover shifts as needed throughout the year.

  • Because her schedule is flotant, she can work in different departments each week.

  • The hotel offers flotant rates that change depending on the season and demand.

Synonyms

floating
vsflotant
3.4

Not fixed in one place and often moving

is broader, covering temporary or variable status beyond active movement
unfixed
vsflotant
6.1

Not firmly attached and able to move or fall

is often temporary or variable in role rather than only loosely placed

Antonyms

473 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Fixed

permanent
650 3.2
fixed
1.0
flotant
  • Archaic
9.9
variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2
movable
13 2.5
unstable
80 4.4

Surface Forms

flotant positive

Etymology

Flotant comes from a root meaning 'to float', like the English float. Think of a worker who 'floats' between jobs or a price that can move, and so flotant means not fixed or temporary.