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Meaning of "flimsiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIMSINESS

flimsiness  [ˈflɪmzɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIMSINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flimsiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLIMSINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flimsiness in the English dictionary

The first definition of flimsiness in the dictionary is weakness. Other definition of flimsiness is lightness or thinness. Flimsiness is also unconvincing nature.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIMSINESS


clumsiness
ˈklʌmzɪnɪs
cosiness
ˈkəʊzɪnɪs
craziness
ˈkreɪzɪnɪs
dizziness
ˈdɪzɪnɪs
doziness
ˈdəʊzɪnɪs
drowsiness
ˈdraʊzɪnɪs
easiness
ˈiːzɪnɪs
haziness
ˈheɪzɪnɪs
laziness
ˈleɪzɪnɪs
lousiness
ˈlaʊzɪnɪs
mumsiness
ˈmʌmzɪnɪs
noisiness
ˈnɔɪzɪnɪs
nosiness
ˈnəʊzɪnɪs
queasiness
ˈkwiːzɪnɪs
rosiness
ˈrɒzɪnɪs
siziness
ˈsaɪzɪnɪs
sleaziness
ˈsliːzɪnɪs
uneasiness
ʌnˈiːzɪnɪs
whimsiness
ˈwɪmzɪnɪs
wooziness
ˈwuːzɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIMSINESS

flim
flimflam
flimflam artist
flimflam man
flimflammed
flimflammer
flimflammery
flimflamming
flimp
flimsier
flimsiest
flimsily
flimsy
flinch
flincher
flinchingly
flinder
flinders

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIMSINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of flimsiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flimsiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIMSINESS

Find out the translation of flimsiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flimsiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flimsiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

flimsiness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fragilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

flimsiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्बलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непрочность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flimsiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flimsiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fragilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flimsiness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dürftigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flimsiness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flimsiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rổng tuếch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flimsiness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिसूळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dayanıksızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenuità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flimsiness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неміцність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flimsiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαφρότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dunheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flimsiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flimsiness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flimsiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMSINESS»

The term «flimsiness» is normally little used and occupies the 133.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMSINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flimsiness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flimsiness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flimsiness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIMSINESS»

Discover the use of flimsiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flimsiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arbitration Act 1996
Principles applicable to all challenges: Discretion and the 'flimsiness' test As to the exercise of the discretion, we accept that it cannot be (as Morison J considered) 'unfettered' and we do agree that some sort of rudimentary assessment of the ...
Robert Merkin, Louis Flannery, 2014
2
Reasonably Radical: Deliberative Liberalism and the Politics ...
The Practical and Normative Flimsiness of Relationships If the normative status of the claims we make on one another rests on nothing more solid than our shared understandings of our relationships, it may seem as though this theoretical ...
Anthony Simon Laden, 2001
3
The North British Review
I find nothing in life but anguish, tyrannous passions, treason, and regrets. The old lure held out by Christianity has no charm for me ; I should like to follow it blindly, but my eyes are wide open and I see through its flimsiness." Ennui with him ...
4
RetroSpace: Collected Essays on Chicano Literature
But the reader is struck by the superficiality of his quest and the flimsiness of the foundation on which he hopes to build his ethnic identity. In the end, Acosta's books seem indistinguishable from numerous other works that lament the ...
Bruce-Novoa
5
Social Structure and Disaster ; Symposium on Social ...
Collins's conclusion is eminently reasonable: the power and flimsiness of organization are two sides of the same coin. That same conclusion can be traced from classical conceptions of rationality to the garbage-can model of decision- making ...
Gary A. Kreps, 1989
6
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
There is a certain flimsiness of Poetry, that seems expedient in a song. Shenstone. If you like Vandyck or Gainsborough especially, you must be too much attracted by gentlemanly flimsiness. + Ruskin, Elements of Drawing, App. II. flimsy ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
7
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
There is a certain flimsiness of Poetry, that seems expedient in a song. Shenstone. If yon like Vandyck or Gainsborough especially, you must be too much attracted by gentlemanly flimsiness. Buskin, Elements of Drawing, App. ii. flimsy (flim'zi), ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
8
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
There is a certain flimsiness of Poetry, that seems expedient in a song. Shenstonc. If you like Vandyck or Gainsborough especially, you must be too much attracted by gentlemanly flimsiness. Rtcskin, Elements of Drawing, App. ii. flimsy (flim'zi), ...
9
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
There is a certain flimsiness of Poetry, that seems expedient in a song. Shenstone. If you like Vandyck or Gainsborough especially, you must be too much attracted by gentlemanly flimsiness. Huskin, Elements of Drawing, App. ii. 2270 sense of ...
10
A Beginner's Guide to Doing Qualitative Research in Mass ...
The. text,. in. establishing. the. flimsiness. of. Chicago's. buildings,. demonstrates. by. implication. the. flimsiness. of. Chicago's. claims. of. greatness. readers' attention to the fire. All discussions of Chicago in the nineteenth century implied ...
John J. Pauly, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIMSINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flimsiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Alexander should reflect on his power jibe | Herald Scotland
THE flimsiness of the Conservative Government's majority at Westminster is demonstrated by its defeat in the emergency debate over its wilful ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day one – as it happened
... to have assumed the role of Sledgehammer of Eternal Justice from Bell, who at the moment is the Feather-duster of Maddening Flimsiness. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Pretty punk rock: how Ezra Furman found freedom in gender fluidity
I'm a teenager, in love with punk rock and, like most teenagers, feeling the flimsiness of the boundaries that have been holding me in my little ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Review Roundup: OF GOOD STOCK, Starring Alicia Silverstone …
... set and quite a few cute and touching moments, but it doesn't quite overcome the play's light-as-a-feather flimsiness and predictability. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
5
David Schleicher, Board of Contributors: High court's same-sex …
The flimsiness of this argument is a hint that it is meant to cover an actual, more sinister motivation (what in law is called “pretext”). Kennedy and ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jun 15»
6
Airbrushing Hackery: Maryland's Mosby Makes Women's Mag Rounds
It's pretty clear to see where the women's magazines stand on this: No matter the flimsiness of her case or the political taint that clings to it, ... «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
7
Sysco Case Shows Antitrust Enforcement Remains Strong For M&A …
... was unable to secure a consent decree was further proof of the settlement's flimsiness. By comparison, Europe has been far more aggressive ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
American Gladiators gave misfit athletes a second chance to be …
... (The Eliminator is too short and has too much of a chance element in its final “pick the door with no Gladiator” stretch) to a general flimsiness. «A.V. Club Austin, Jun 15»
9
Replacement Cards Introduced at 2015 WSOP, Complaints Continue
The flimsiness of the cards, though, is what is really getting players riled up. Even the slightest bit of force can permanently crease one of these ... «Flushdraw, Jun 15»
10
The death penalty: unsupported by the facts, law – Leong Tsu Quin
The flimsiness of the numbers that President Jokowi has been using to justify a growing number of executions was really brought home to us by ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flimsiness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flimsiness>. Apr 2024 ».
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