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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flimsy — [adj1] not strong; light, thin chiffon, cutrate*, decrepit, defective, delicate, diaphanous, feeble, fragile, frail, gauzy, gossamer, house of cards*, inadequate, infirm, insubstantial, meager, papery, rickety, rinkydink*, shaky, shallow, sheer,… … New thesaurus
flimsy — [flim′zē] adj. flimsier, flimsiest [< ?] 1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail 2. ill conceived and inadequate; ineffectual [a flimsy excuse] n. pl. flimsies Chiefly Brit. 1. a sheet of thin paper, as used for… … English World dictionary
Flimsy — Flim sy, n. 1. Thin or transfer paper. [1913 Webster] 2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flimsy — index frivolous, inconclusive, inconsequential, inferior (lower in quality), insubstantial, nonsubstantial (not sturdy), poor (inferior in quality) … Law dictionary
flimsy — 1702, of unknown origin, perhaps a metathesis of FILM (Cf. film) gauzy covering + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Flimsily; flimsiness … Etymology dictionary
flimsy — adj sleazy, *Iimp, floppy, flaccid, flabby Analogous words: *thin, slight, tenuous: *Ioose, slack: *weak, feeble Contrasted words: stout, sturdy, *strong: *heavy, weighty … New Dictionary of Synonyms
flimsy — ► ADJECTIVE (flimsier, flimsiest) 1) weak and insubstantial. 2) (of clothing) light and thin. 3) (of a pretext or account) weak; unconvincing. ► NOUN (pl. flimsies) Brit. 1) very thin paper … English terms dictionary
flimsy — flim|sy [ˈflımzi] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from FILM1 very thin layer ] 1.) flimsy cloth or clothing is light and thin ▪ a flimsy cotton dress 2.) something that is flimsy is not strong or well made, and will break easily ▪ a flimsy … Dictionary of contemporary English
flimsy — UK [ˈflɪmzɪ] / US adjective Word forms flimsy : adjective flimsy comparative flimsier superlative flimsiest 1) light and not providing very much protection a flimsy cotton blouse 2) badly built or made, and so likely to break easily Thousands… … English dictionary
