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flim·sy
flimsy
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- pronunciation:
- flIm
zi
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
flimsier, flimsiest |
definition 1: |
not solid or substantial; fragile; weak.
The child was cold in her flimsy nightgown.That flimsy chair won't hold your weight.
- synonyms:
- fragile, insubstantial, rickety, unsubstantial, weak
- antonyms:
- solid, sound, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial
- similar words:
- delicate, diaphanous, filmy, frail, jerry-built, light, ramshackle, shabby, shaky, sheer, shoddy, sleazy, slight, tenuous, thin
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definition 2: |
lacking soundness or credibility; inadequate.
The student's flimsy piece of reasoning failed to impress the professor.Do you expect me to believe that flimsy excuse?- synonyms:
- feeble, inadequate, weak
- antonyms:
- sound, strong
- similar words:
- foolish, frail, idle, ineffective, paltry, poor, shaky, shallow, superficial, thin, trifling, trivial, unsubstantial, worthless
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related words: |
airy, lame, limp, paper, puny, rickety, unsound, unstable |
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part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
flimsies |
definition: |
a very thin, light paper, used esp. for copies, or the copy printed on such paper.
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derivations: |
flimsily (adv.), flimsiness (n.) |
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