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flimsiness

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɪmzɪnɪs/

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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

flim•sy /ˈflɪmzi/USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est.

without material strength or solidity:a flimsy fabric.
inadequate; not convincing:a flimsy excuse.

flim•si•ly /ˈflɪmzəli/USA pronunciation adv.
flim•si•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

flim•sy (flim′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est, n., pl. -sies.
adj.

without material strength or solidity:a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
weak;
inadequate;
not effective or convincing:a flimsy excuse.

n.

a thin kind of paper, esp. for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.

flim- (perh. metathetic variant of film) + -sy 1695–1705

flim′si•ly, adv.
flim′si•ness, n.

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cobweb - papery - cardboard

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