'Flimsy' definitions:
Definition of 'flimsy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
adjective
Not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile" [syn: unconvincing, flimsy] [ant: convincing]
adjective
Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame" [syn: flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin]
noun
A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies [syn: onionskin, flimsy]
Definition of 'Flimsy'
From: GCIDE
- Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. Flimsier; superl. Flimsiest.] [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. Limsy.] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. [1913 Webster]
- Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. --Sheridan.
- Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Flimsy'
From: GCIDE
- Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n.
- 1. Thin or transfer paper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'flimsy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adulterated,
- airy,
- asinine,
- attenuate,
- attenuated,
- boyish,
- breakable,
- brittle,
- brittle as glass,
- catchpenny,
- cheap-jack,
- cobwebby,
- crackable,
- crisp,
- crispy,
- crumbly,
- crushable,
- cut,
- dainty,
- decrepit,
- delicate,
- delicately weak,
- diaphanous,
- dilapidated,
- dilute,
- diluted,
- effeminate,
- empty,
- ethereal,
- fatuous,
- feeble,
- filmy,
- fine,
- fine-drawn,
- finespun,
- fissile,
- flabby,
- flaccid,
- floppy,
- foolish,
- fracturable,
- fragile,
- frail,
- frangible,
- friable,
- fribble,
- fribbling,
- frivolous,
- frothy,
- futile,
- gaseous,
- gauzy,
- gimcrack,
- gimcracky,
- girlish,
- gossamer,
- gossamery,
- gracile,
- idle,
- implausible,
- improbable,
- inadequate,
- inane,
- inconceivable,
- inconclusive,
- incredible,
- infirm,
- insubstantial,
- jerry,
- jerry-built,
- lacerable,
- lacy,
- lax,
- light,
- lightweight,
- limp,
- loose,
- makeshift,
- misty,
- namby-pamby,
- nugacious,
- nugatory,
- otiose,
- paltry,
- papery,
- pasteboardy,
- poor,
- puny,
- ramshackle,
- rare,
- rarefied,
- relaxed,
- rickety,
- rubbery,
- scissile,
- shaky,
- shallow,
- shatterable,
- shattery,
- sheer,
- shivery,
- silly,
- sissified,
- sleazy,
- slender,
- slenderish,
- slight,
- slight-made,
- slim,
- slimmish,
- slinky,
- small,
- splintery,
- subtile,
- subtle,
- superficial,
- svelte,
- sylphlike,
- tacky,
- tenuous,
- thin,
- thin-bodied,
- thin-set,
- thin-spun,
- thinned,
- thinned-out,
- thinnish,
- threadlike,
- transparent,
- trifling,
- trite,
- trivial,
- unbelievable,
- uncompact,
- uncompressed,
- unconvincing,
- unproved,
- unrigorous,
- unsatisfactory,
- unsound,
- unsubstantial,
- unsustained,
- vacuous,
- vague,
- vain,
- vapid,
- vaporous,
- vulnerable,
- wasp-waisted,
- watered,
- watered-down,
- watery,
- weak,
- weakly,
- willowy,
- windy,
- wiredrawn,
- wispy,
- womanish