Flimsy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.
  • adj. Lacking solidity or strength: a flimsy table.
  • adj. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.
  • n. Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
  • n. Something written on this thin paper.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
  • n. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
  • n. Skimpy underwear.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility.
  • n. Thin or transfer paper.
  • n. A bank note.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Without material strength or solid substance; of loose and unsubstantial structure.
  • Without strength or force of any kind; weak; ineffectual: as, a flimsy argument.
  • Synonyms Unsubstantial, thin, slight.
  • Feeble, trivial, shallow, superficial, frivolous, foolish, puerile.
  • n. A thin sort of paper by means of which several copies of a writing may be made at once; transfer-paper.
  • n. A bank-note, from its being made of thin paper.
  • n. A manifold copy of a report or despatch made on flimsy; reporters' ‘copy’; a duplicate or a triplicate writing made on flimsy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking solidity or strength
  • n. a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
  • adj. lacking substance or significance
  • adj. not convincing
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    firm    strong    robust    sturdy   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Variant
    flimsiest    flimsier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    superficial    shallow    vain    weak    feeble    limp    slight    unsubstantial    frail    thing   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    filmy    silken    tattered    transparent    makeshift    woolen    thin    fragile    shabby    gauzy