flimsiness
zi adjective
1.
without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
2.
weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: a flimsy excuse.
noun
3.
a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
4.
a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.
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flimsy (ˈflɪmzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -sier, -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 |
| —n | |
| 4. | thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc |
| 5. | a copy made on such paper |
| 6. | a slang word for banknote |
| [C17: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'flimsily | |
| —adv | |
| 'flimsiness | |
| —n | |
| flimsy (ˈflɪmzɪ) | |
| —adj , -sier, -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 |
| —n | |
| 4. | thin paper used for making carbon copies of a letter, etc |
| 5. | a copy made on such paper |
| 6. | a slang word for banknote |
| [C17: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'flimsily | |
| —adv | |
| 'flimsiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
flimsy
1702, perhaps a metathesis of film "gauzy covering."
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