flimsiness

flim·sy  (flmz)

adj. flim·si·er, flim·si·est

1. Light, thin, and insubstantial: a flimsy fabric.

2. Lacking solidity or strength: a flimsy table.

3. Lacking plausibility; unconvincing: a flimsy excuse.

n. pl. flim·sies

1. Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.

2. Something written on this thin paper.

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flimsi·ly adv.

flimsi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

flimsiness - the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction shoddiness weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

Translations

flimsiness [ˈflɪmzɪnɪs] N [of dress, material] → ligereza f; [of structure] → lo endeble, la poca solidez; [of excuse] → lo pobre; [of argument, evidence] → lo poco sólido, inconsistencia f

flimsiness

n

(= weak construction) → leichte or wenig solide Bauweise; (of book) → schlechte or billige Aufmachung; in spite of the flimsiness of the wings → trotz der leichten Bauweise der Tragflächen

(= thinness: of material, garment) → Dünne f

(fig, of excuse) → Fadenscheinigkeit f; (of reason) → mangelnde Stichhaltigkeit; (of evidence) → Dürftigkeit f

flimsiness [ˈflɪmzɪnɪs] n (of dress) → leggerezza; (of structure, argument) → scarsa solidità

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flimsiness [ˈflɪmzɪnɪs] n (of dress) → leggerezza; (of structure, argument) → scarsa solidità