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floating island

float·ing is·land
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floh-ting ahy-luh nd]
    • /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈaɪ lənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floh-ting ahy-luh nd]
    • /ˈfloʊ tɪŋ ˈaɪ lənd/

Definitions of floating island words

  • noun floating island a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it. 1
  • noun floating island a floating mass of earth and partly decayed vegetation held together by interlacing roots, as on a lake: usually formed by the accumulation of plant litter; sometimes artificially built on wooden platforms, as in Asia. 1
  • noun floating island a floating mass of soil held together by vegetation 0
  • noun floating island a floating mass of vegetation resembling an island 0
  • noun floating island a dessert of boiled custard topped with a dab or dabs of meringue or whipped cream 0
  • noun floating island A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard. 0
See all 6 definitions of floating island

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Origin of floating island

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Floating island

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Floating island

floating island popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

floating island usage trend in Literature

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