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Definition of Flimsy
1. Adjective. Lacking solidity or strength. "Flimsy construction"
2. Noun. A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies.
3. Adjective. Not convincing. "As unconvincing as a forced smile"
Similar to: Unpersuasive
Also: Incredible, Unbelievable
Derivative terms: Flimsiness
Antonyms: Convincing
4. Adjective. Lacking substance or significance. "A fragile claim to fame"
Similar to: Insignificant, Unimportant
Derivative terms: Slightness, Tenuity, Thinness
Definition of Flimsy
1. a. Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
2. n. Thin or transfer paper.
Definition of Flimsy
1. Adjective. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile. ¹
2. Noun. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies ¹
3. Noun. (informal in the plural) Skimpy underwear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flimsy
1. lacking solidity or strength [adj -SIER, -SIEST] : FLIMSILY [adv] / a thin paper [n -SIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flimsy
Literary usage of Flimsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"To throw a flimsy veil over hie intrigue, he married her to Damerval de Lion-
court, created her Duchess de Beaufort, and took her to ..."
2. Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor by Walter Savage Landor (1856)
"flimsy, varnished, inflated, restless, wavering, swaggering, and carried away by
every current and every gust, in the most opposite directions. BLUCHER. ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"... upon the flimsy pretext that some fraudulent entries exist That we favor the
passage of laws prohibiting the issuance by county and Territorial ..."
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