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- Dictionaryflimsy/ˈflɪmzi/
adjective
- 1. insubstantial and easily damaged: "a flimsy barrier" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a document, especially a copy, made on very thin paper: British "credit-card flimsies"
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Flimsy means very thin, or easily broken or destroyed, or weak and not persuasive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see examples and synonyms, and compare with related words.
Flimsy means very thin, easily broken, or weak and not persuasive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Flimsy means lacking in physical strength or substance, or having little worth or plausibility. It can be an adjective or a noun, and it has synonyms, examples, and word history.
Flimsy definition: without material strength or solidity. See examples of FLIMSY used in a sentence.
You can describe weak, thin, and fragile things as flimsy. Onion smells are strong, onion skins are flimsy. Blaming onions for making you cry during a sad movie, that's a flimsy excuse, when there are no onions in the theater. A flimsy object and a flimsy objection or excuse are both without weight and are easy to knock down.
Definition of flimsy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail. 2. ill-conceived and inadequate; ineffectual. a flimsy excuse. noun Word forms: plural ˈflimsies Chiefly British. 3. a sheet of thin paper, as used for carbon copies. 4.
