[しょせつふんぷん, shosetsufunpun] (adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Afloat \A*float"\ ([.a]*fl[=o]t"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.]
1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
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On such a full sea are we now afloat. --Shak.
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2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general
circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
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3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our
affairs are all afloat.
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4. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as,
the decks are afloat.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
afloat
adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)},
{aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless},
{undirected}]
2: borne on the water; floating [ant: {aground(p)}]
3: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)";
"the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded
bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn:
{afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {inundated},
{overflowing}]
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