flimsy

1. 1.

   lacking solidity or strength

   “a flimsy table”

   “flimsy construction”

   “vinyl siding has become the standard-bearer for cheap, insubstantial construction”

   Synonymsinsubstantial

   Similarweak
2. 2.

   not convincing

   “a flimsy argument”

   “as unconvincing as a forced smile”

   Synonymsunconvincing

   Similarunpersuasive
3. 3.

   lacking substance or significance

   “slight evidence”

   “a tenuous argument”

   “a thin plot”

   “a fragile claim to fame”

   Synonymsfragileslighttenuousthin

   Similarinsignificant

1. 1.

   a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

   Synonymsonionskin

   Broadertypewriter paper

Other forms of flimsy

plural

flimsies·

comparative or superlative

flimsier

comparative or superlative

flimsiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flimsy

What does flimsy mean?

flimsy means "lacking solidity or strength". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flimsy?

flimsy has 2 syllables: flim-sy. The stress falls on "flim". In IPA it is /ˈflɪmzi/.

What is another word for flimsy?

Close synonyms include insubstantial, unconvincing, fragile, slight, tenuous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flimsy a common word?

flimsy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.