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1. (adj.) flimsy
without material strength or solidity:
a flimsy structure.
2. flimsy
weak; inadequate.
3. (n.) flimsy
a thin paper.
4. flimsy
a copy made on such paper.
Etymology: (1695–1705)
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| Definition of 'flimsy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) onionskin, flimsy
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
2. (adj) flimsy
lacking solidity or strength
"a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
3. (adj) unconvincing, flimsy
not convincing
"unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
4. (adj) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin
lacking substance or significance
"slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame"
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1. (adjective) flimsy
thin or light and likely to break
shoes that were too flimsy for hiking
2. flimsy
not convincing and difficult to believe
a flimsy excuse
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) flimsy
thin or transfer paper
2. (noun) flimsy
a bank note
3. flimsy
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection
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Sense: thin and light
You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.
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 Afrikaans: dun |
 Arabic: رَقيق وَخَفيف، مُهَلْهَل |
 Bulgarian: тънък |
 Brazilian: fino |
 Czech: slabý, lehký |
 German: dürftig |
 Danish: tynd |
 Greek: ψιλός, λεπτός |
 Spanish: ligero |
 Estonian: õhuke |
 Farsi: نازک |
 Finnish: ohut |
 French: léger |
 Hebrew: קַל וְדַק |
 Hindi: पतला कपड़ा |
 Croatian: tanak, lagan |
 Hungarian: könnyű |
 Indonesian: tipis |
 Icelandic: haldlítill; efnislítill |
 Italian: leggero |
 Japanese: 薄っぺらな |
 Korean: 얇고 가벼운 |
 Lithuanian: plonas, lengvas |
 Latvian: viegls; plāns |
 Malay: nipis |
 Dutch: dun |
 Norwegian: spinkel, tynn |
 Polish: cienki, lekki |
 Persian: نازک |
 Pashto: نازک |
 Portuguese: fino |
 Romanian: subţire |
 Russian: лёгкий |
 Slovak: ľahučký |
 Slovenian: lahen |
 Serbian: tanak |
 Swedish: tunn, lätt |
 Thai: บางและฉีกขาดง่าย |
 Turkish: ince ve hafif |
 Taiwanese: 輕而薄的 |
 Ukrainian: легкий, тонкий |
 Urdu: ہلکا اور پتلا |
 Vietnamese: nhẹ và mỏng |
 Chinese: 轻而薄的 |
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