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flimsy definition
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Grep of noun flimsy flimsy Overview of noun flimsy The noun flimsy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. onionskin, flimsy -- (a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies) Overview of adj flimsy The adj flimsy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) flimsy, fragile -- (lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past") 2. (1) flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin -- (having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot") 3. flimsy, light -- (very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses") 4. cardboard, flimsy -- (resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls") Antonyms of adj flimsy 4 senses of flimsy Sense 1 flimsy, fragile INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong Sense 2 flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin INDIRECT (VIA weak) -> strong Sense 3 flimsy, light INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 4 cardboard, flimsy INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Similarity of adj flimsy 4 senses of flimsy Sense 1 flimsy, fragile => weak (vs. strong) Sense 2 flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin => weak (vs. strong) Sense 3 flimsy, light => thin (vs. thick) Sense 4 cardboard, flimsy => inferior (vs. superior) Attributes of adj flimsy Familiarity of adj flimsy flimsy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj flimsy flimsy Overview of noun flimsy The noun flimsy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. onionskin, flimsy -- (a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies) Overview of adj flimsy The adj flimsy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) flimsy, fragile -- (lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past") 2. (1) flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin -- (having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot") 3. flimsy, light -- (very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses") 4. cardboard, flimsy -- (resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls")
flimsy definition
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