flimsy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
    onionskin.
  2. adjective satellite lacking solidity or strength
    • a flimsy table
    • flimsy construction
  3. adjective not convincing
    unconvincing.
    • unconvincing argument
    • as unconvincing as a forced smile
  4. adjective satellite lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame"
    fragile; thin; tenuous; slight.
    • slight evidence
    • a tenuous argument
    • a thin plot

WordNet

Flim"sy adjective
Etymology
Cf. W. llumsi naked, bare, empty, slouggish, spiritless. Cf. Limsy.
Wordforms
comparative Flimsier ; superlative Flimsiest
Definitions
  1. Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
    Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. Pope.
    All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.
    Syn. -- Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.
Flim"sy noun
Definitions
  1. Thin or transfer paper.
  2. A bank note. Slang, Eng.

Webster 1913