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flim·sy

(flĭm′zē)

adj. flim·si·er, flim·si·est

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

2. Lacking solidity or strength; easily damaged: a flimsy table. See Synonyms at fragile.

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.

[Origin unknown.]

flim′si·ly adv.

flim′si·ness n.

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flimsy

(ˈflɪmzɪ)

adj, -sier or -siest

1. not strong or substantial; fragile: a flimsy building.

2. light and thin: a flimsy dress.

3. unconvincing or inadequate; weak: a flimsy excuse.

4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc

5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a copy made on such paper

6. (Banking & Finance) a slang word for banknote

[C17: of uncertain origin]

ˈflimsily adv

ˈflimsiness n

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flim•sy

(ˈflɪm zi)

adj. -si•er, -si•est, adj.

1. without material strength or solidity: a flimsy structure.

2. weak; inadequate.

3. a thin paper.

4. a copy made on such paper.

[1695–1705]

flim′si•ly, adv.

flim′si•ness, n.

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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

flimsy

adjective

1. fragile, weak, slight, delicate, shallow, shaky, frail, superficial, makeshift, rickety, insubstantial, gimcrack, unsubstantial a flimsy wooden door
fragile strong, sound, heavy, solid, substantial, robust, sturdy, durable, stout

2. thin, light, sheer, transparent, chiffon, gossamer, gauzy a flimsy pink chiffon nightgown

3. unconvincing, poor, thin, weak, inadequate, pathetic, transparent, trivial, feeble, unsatisfactory, frivolous, tenuous, implausible The charges were based on flimsy evidence.

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flimsy

adjective

1. Not physically strong:

decrepit, delicate, feeble, fragile, frail, infirm, insubstantial, puny, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, weakly.

2. Having little substance or significance; not solidly based:

feeble, insubstantial, tenuous, unsubstantial.

3. Not plausible or believable:

implausible, improbable, inconceivable, incredible, shaky, thin, unbelievable, unconceivable, unconvincing, unsubstantial, weak.

Translations

رَقيق وَخَفيف، مُهَلْهَلسَهْل الكَسر، واهٍ

chatrnýlehkýslabý

skrøbeligspinkeltynd

dürftig schwach

fragile frêle léger

haldlítill; efnislítillveigalítill, veikbyggîur

carta velina inconsistente labile leggero sottile

plonas

neizturīgsplānstrauslsviegls

spinkel

çürükdayanıksızince ve hafif

容易损坏的轻而薄的

flimsy

[ˈflɪmzɪ]

A. ADJ (flimsier (compar) (flimsiest (superl)))

1. (= thin) [dress] → muy ligero; [material] → muy ligero, muy delgado; [paper] → muy fino

2. (= weak, insubstantial) [structure] → poco sólido, endeble; [excuse, pretext] → pobre; [argument, evidence] → poco sólido, inconsistente

B. N (Brit) (= thin paper) → papel m de copiar; (= copy) → copia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flimsy

[ˈflɪmzi] adj

(not strong) [structure] → peu solide; [partition, material] → fin(e), mince

(= thin) [footwear] → léger/ère; [garment] → fin(e)

[excuse] → piètre

[evidence] → peu convaincant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flimsy

adj (+er)

(= fragile) structure → leicht gebaut, wenig solide; material, cup, paper → dünn; box → instabil; of flimsy construction → nicht sehr stabil gebaut

(= thin) material, garment → dünn, leicht; a flimsy dress → ein Fähnchen nt

(fig) evidence → dürftig; excuse → fadenscheinig; reason → wenig stichhaltig; on flimsy grounds → ohne stichhaltige Gründe

n (= paper) → Durchschlagpapier nt; (= document) → Durchschlag m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flimsy

[ˈflɪmzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (thin, dress) → leggero/a; (weak, construction) → poco solido/a; (excuse, argument) → che non sta in piedi, inconsistente

flimsy

(ˈflimzi) adjective

1. thin and light. You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.

2. not very well made; likely to break. a flimsy boat.

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Here were deeper reasons than the superficial talk of a new man, which appeared still flimsier in the drawing-room over the shop, when they were recited to Mrs.

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A feast for the eye and spirit

Frankly, that argument looks flimsier with every passing week.

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Each "argument" is flimsier that the one before, but how could it be otherwise?

Another lame pro-abortion attack on the Hyde Amendment

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Thankfully for Manchester United, the result had little to do with the Hammers and more to do with the Macclesfield defence - flimsier than a Mourinho "no problem" claim.

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In the flimsiest of nearby trees, we found the even flimsier nest they'd both been blown out of.

Feathers ruffled by old Mother Nature

Perils which, if you were made of flimsier stuff, would nibble away at you and leave you feeling less than whole.'