Flimsy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

lacking solidity or strength

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɪmzi/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɪmzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɪmzi/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɪmzi/.

Examples

a flimsy table
flimsy construction
unconvincing argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unconvincing slight thin fragile tenuous onionskin

Antonyms

convincing

Parts of Speech

noun	a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
adjective	lacking solidity or strength “a flimsy table”
adjective	not convincing “unconvincing argument”
adjective	lacking substance or significance; ; ; ; a fragile claim to fame" “slight evidence”

Word Forms

flimsy	adjective	lacking solidity or strength
flimsy	noun	a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
flimsiness	noun	the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
slightness	noun	the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
tenuity	noun	the quality of lacking intensity or substance; - Nathaniel Hawthorne
thinness	noun	the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dünn

ein dünnes, starkes, leichtes, durchscheinendes Papier, das speziell zum Anfertigen von Durchschlägen verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

fragile

un papier translucide fin, résistant et léger, utilisé spécialement pour la fabrication de copies carbone

🇪🇸Spanish

endeble

un papel translúcido, fino, resistente y ligero que se utiliza especialmente para hacer copias al carbón.

🇮🇹Italian

fragile

una carta traslucida sottile, resistente e leggera, utilizzata soprattutto per realizzare copie carbone

🇳🇱Dutch

dun

een dun, sterk, lichtgewicht doorschijnend papier dat speciaal wordt gebruikt voor het maken van carbonkopieën

🇵🇹Portuguese

frágil

um papel translúcido fino, forte e leve, usado especialmente para fazer cópias carbono

🇷🇺Russian

хрупкий

тонкая, прочная, легкая, полупрозрачная бумага, используемая специально для изготовления копий.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तार

एक पतला मजबूत हल्का पारभासी कागज जिसका उपयोग विशेष रूप से कार्बन प्रतियां बनाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষীণ

একটি পাতলা শক্তিশালী হালকা স্বচ্ছ কাগজ যা বিশেষ করে কার্বন কপি তৈরির জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மெலிந்த

ஒரு மெல்லிய வலுவான இலகுரக ஒளிஊடுருவக்கூடிய காகிதம் குறிப்பாக கார்பன் நகல்களை உருவாக்க பயன்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బలహీనమైన

ముఖ్యంగా కార్బన్ కాపీలను తయారు చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించే సన్నని బలమైన తేలికపాటి అపారదర్శక కాగితం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्षीण

एक पातळ मजबूत हलका अर्धपारदर्शक कागद विशेषतः कार्बन कॉपी बनवण्यासाठी वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મામૂલી

ખાસ કરીને કાર્બન કોપી બનાવવા માટે વપરાતો પાતળો મજબૂત હલકો અર્ધપારદર્શક કાગળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರ್ಬಲವಾದ

ತೆಳುವಾದ ಬಲವಾದ ಹಗುರವಾದ ಅರೆಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ಕಾಗದವನ್ನು ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಇಂಗಾಲದ ಪ್ರತಿಗಳನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുർബലമായ

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കാർബൺ പകർപ്പുകൾ നിർമ്മിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന നേർത്ത ശക്തമായ കനംകുറഞ്ഞ അർദ്ധസുതാര്യ പേപ്പർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਮੂਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲਾ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਹਲਕਾ ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਕਾਗਜ਼ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਾਰਬਨ ਕਾਪੀਆਂ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزور

ایک پتلا مضبوط ہلکا پھلکا پارباسی کاغذ جو خاص طور پر کاربن کاپیاں بنانے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脆弱的

一种薄而坚固的轻质半透明纸，特别用于制作复写本

🇯🇵Japanese

薄っぺらい

特にカーボンコピーの作成に使用される、薄くて丈夫な軽量の半透明の紙

🇰🇷Korean

얇은

특히 카본 복사에 사용되는 얇고 강하고 가벼운 반투명 용지입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mỏng manh

một loại giấy mỏng, nhẹ, trong mờ được sử dụng đặc biệt để tạo ra các bản sao giấy than

🇹🇭Thai

บอบบาง

กระดาษโปร่งแสง น้ำหนักเบา บาง แข็งแรง ใช้สำหรับการทำสำเนาคาร์บอนโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tipis

kertas tembus pandang tipis, kuat, dan ringan yang digunakan khusus untuk membuat salinan karbon

🇵🇭Filipino

manipis

isang manipis na malakas at magaan na translucent na papel na ginagamit lalo na sa paggawa ng mga kopya ng carbon

🇲🇾Malay

rapuh

kertas lut cahaya nipis yang kuat digunakan terutamanya untuk membuat salinan karbon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واهية

ورق رقيق وقوي وخفيف الوزن وشفاف يستخدم خصيصًا لعمل نسخ كربونية

🇮🇷Persian

سست

یک کاغذ نیمه شفاف نازک و قوی که به ویژه برای تهیه کپی های کربنی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çürük

özellikle karbon kopya yapmak için kullanılan ince, güçlü, hafif, yarı saydam bir kağıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַקִיק

נייר שקוף דק חזק קל משקל המשמש במיוחד להכנת עותקי פחמן

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The primary meaning of 'flimsy' is 'a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies'.

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Using 'flimsy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'flimsy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'flimsy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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