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Flimsiness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality of being flimsy

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state or quality of being flimsy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or quality of being flimsy; thin, weak texture; weakness; want of substance or solidity.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Word Usage

"But sitting here today, given Rodriguez's overwhelming credentials (which surpass even Bagwell's) and the flimsiness of the steroids evidence against him -- far less than what is known (or alleged) in regards to Palmeiro, McGwire, Bonds, Clemens or Sosa -- I suspect he would eventually get in."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

weakness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bagatelle senselessness harlotry shininess paltriness