flimsy

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.

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flimsy

Adjective

[-sier, -siest]

1. not strong or substantial

2. light and thin: a flimsy gauze mask

3. not very convincing: flimsy evidence [origin unknown]

flimsily adv
flimsiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flimsy - a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies onionskin typewriter paper, typing paper - writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter
Adj.	1.	flimsy - lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction" weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	2.	flimsy - not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" unconvincing incredible, unbelievable - beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed"; "the book's plot is simply incredible"
	3.	flimsy - lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" slight, tenuous, fragile, thin unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force

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flimsy

adjective 1. fragile, weak, slight, delicate, shallow, shaky, frail, superficial, makeshift, rickety, insubstantial, gimcrack, unsubstantial << OPPOSITE sturdy

adjective 2. thin, light, sheer, transparent, chiffon, gossamer, gauzy

adjective 3. unconvincing, poor, thin, weak, inadequate, pathetic, transparent, trivial, feeble, unsatisfactory, frivolous, tenuous, implausible

Translations

flimsy [ˈflɪmzɪ] adj (= thin) → muy ligero; [excuse] → flojo

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flimsy [ˈflɪmzɪ] adj → peu solide; [clothes] → trop léger/ère; [excuse] → pauvre, mince

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flimsy [ˈflɪmzɪ] adj → leicht, dünn;

(building) → leicht gebaut;

(excuse) → fadenscheinig;

(evidence) → nicht stichhaltig

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flimsy [ˈflɪmzɪ] adj [fabric] → inconsistente; [excuse] → meschino/a

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flimsy

adj flimsy [ˈflimzi]

1 thin and light You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes. dun رَقيق وَخَفيف، مُهَلْهَل тънък slabý, lehký tynd dürftig ψιλός, λεπτός ligero õhuke نازک ohut léger קַל וְדַק पतला कपड़ा tanak, lagan könnyű tipis haldlítill; efnislítill leggero 薄っぺらな 얇은 plonas, lengvas viegls; plāns nipis dun spinkel, tynn cienki, lekki fino subţire лёгкий ľahučký lahen tanak tunn, lätt บางและฉีกขาดง่าย ince ve hafif 輕而薄的 легкий, тонкий ہلکا اور پتلا nhẹ và mỏng 轻而薄的

2 not very well made; likely to break a flimsy boat. swak سَهْل الكَسر، واهٍ крехък chatrný skrøbelig; spinkel schwach προχειροφτιαγμένος, εύθραυστος frágil, poco sólido äbarik پیزری hatara fragile שָׁבִיר कमजोर lomljiv, krhak gyenge rapuh veigalítill, veikbyggður fragile もろい 부서지기 쉬운, 약한 netvirtas, gležnas trausls; neizturīgs tidak kukuh breekbaar skrøpelig, spinkel marny, lichy frágil fragil непрочный krehký krhek nesolidan svag, klen, bräcklig ไม่แข็งแรง dayanıksız, çürük 容易損壞的 неміцний, ламкий نا پختہ mỏng manh 容易损坏的