Dictionary Entry
flimsy
flimsy is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
- 2noun
Thin or transfer paper.
- 3noun
A bank note.
- 4noun
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
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- 5adjective
not convincing
"unconvincing argument"
"as unconvincing as a forced smile"
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- 6adjective
lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame"
"slight evidence"
"a tenuous argument"
- 7adjective
lacking solidity or strength
"a flimsy table"
"flimsy construction"
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