floating feeling
Lighter than air
A floating feeling is a sensation of lightness or weightlessness, as if suspended in air or water.
It may accompany relaxation, meditation, or drowsiness—that pleasant drift before sleep.
The phrase also describes dissociative states where one feels detached from the body: I had a floating feeling, like I was watching myself from above.
Certain drugs, anxiety, or low blood pressure can produce similar sensations.
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
- light as a featherNearly without mass
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- walking on airExtremely happy, weightless feeling
weightlessness · ethereality · drift · soar · airborne · daydreaming · lost in thought · disembodied · out of body · reverie · dream state · serenity · euphoria · head in the clouds · sway · untethered · detachment · bubble
floating feelingheaviness
State of being weighty
weighted down · sinking feeling · grounded · weighed down · gravity
floating feelingfeeling grounded
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