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A meringue is really nothing but a foam. And what is a foam after all, but a big collection of bubbles? And what's a bubble? It's basically a very flimsy little latticework of proteins draped with water. We add sugar to this structure, which strengthens it. But things can, and do, go wrong.
Alton Brown

Meaning of "flimsy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLIMSY

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIMSY

flimsy  [ˈflɪmzɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIMSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flimsy can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLIMSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flimsy in the English dictionary

The first definition of flimsy in the dictionary is not strong or substantial; fragile. Other definition of flimsy is light and thin. Flimsy is also unconvincing or inadequate; weak.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIMSY


clumsy
ˈklʌmzɪ
gamesy
ˈɡeɪmzɪ
malmsey
ˈmɑːmzɪ
mimsy
ˈmɪmzɪ
mumsy
ˈmʌmzɪ
Ramsay
ˈræmzɪ
Ramsey
ˈræmzɪ
slimsy
ˈslɪmzɪ
whimsy
ˈwɪmzɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIMSY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIMSY

busy
cheesy
classy
controversy
cosy
courtesy
daisy
easy
embassy
fantasy
glossy
Gypsy
Malagasy
messy
missy
noisy
pussy
sassy
sissy
sy

Synonyms and antonyms of flimsy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLIMSY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flimsy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flimsy

Translation of «flimsy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIMSY

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

Translator English - Chinese

脆弱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endeble
570 millions of speakers

English

flimsy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надуманные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

franzino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষীণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu solide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tipis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leicht gebaut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

もろい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부실한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flimsy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mỏng mảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அற்பத்தனமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिसूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çürük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leggero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słaby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надумані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subțire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαθρή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bräcklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spinkel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flimsy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMSY»

The term «flimsy» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.399 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIMSY» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «FLIMSY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flimsy.
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Alton Brown
A meringue is really nothing but a foam. And what is a foam after all, but a big collection of bubbles? And what's a bubble? It's basically a very flimsy little latticework of proteins draped with water. We add sugar to this structure, which strengthens it. But things can, and do, go wrong.
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Harlan Coben
I like to see the difference between good and evil as kind of like the foul line at a baseball game. It's very thin, it's made of something very flimsy like lime, and if you cross it, it really starts to blur where fair becomes foul and foul becomes fair.
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Hill Harper
You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation.
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Spike Jonze
Felt is not the easiest thing to animate. It's very flimsy.
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Gary McCord
I've forgotten more about bad putting than all the lousy putters in the firmament combined. My mind has been twisted into an incurable, disturbing venue of bad speed and inadequate line. I just want to go out and not feel like I'm putting a Rubik's Cube with a flimsy piece of rope.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIMSY»

Discover the use of flimsy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flimsy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles: A Novel
The protagonist of Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles is named Ron Currie, Jr., and as you’d expect, he’s a lot like the guy who wrote the book.
Ron Currie Jr., 2013
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Fighting Talk: Flimsy Facts, Sweeping Statements and ...
And so it is that Fighting Talk, the Saturday morning bastion of world-class punditry, introduces five years of accrued knowledge, one liners, quips, and anecdote all gleaned from, or in the style of, the hugely popular show.
‎2008
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Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles
Mourning the death of his father and pining for an elusive woman he has loved since childhood, a writer who has lost his latest book in a fire fakes his own death and exiles himself to a small Caribbean island, where unexpected fame reveals ...
Ron Currie, Jr., 2014
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The Scrap Book
Ask a reporter on any of the great dailies for an explanation of this similarity and he will reply disdainfully, "Flimsy!" If you ask “-What is flimsy?” the reporter will try to tell you. If he is an old “flimsy man" he will be able to do so. If he has never ...
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God Speaks the Pastafarian Quatrains
Posh treating flimsy gent. Flimsy, hot, inept gangster. Eat flimsy strength on pig. Page to flimsy in strength. Hat flimsy, potent snigger. Nag flimsy, sporting teeth. In the flimsy targets pong. The potent, gas-ring flimsy. Not spit the flimsy nagger.
Jon Smith, 2008
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New Hope Rising
Flimsy asked. Flimsy had been Bubba's friend ever since he could remember. As a matter of fact, Bubba could not even remember his life without thinking about Flimsy. As he looked at him now, it was quite easy to understand how he had ...
Bonita Evans, 2002
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Youth Devotions
Break. Free. from. Those. Flimsy. Chains. Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:3-8 Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. Ephesians 1:4 YOU DON'T HAVE TO wonder ...
Josh McDowell, Ed Stewart, 2003
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Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
... unsuccessful writer. flimsy /'flim-zi/ adj 1 (of material) very thin, or (of a structure or object) badly made and weak, and therefore easily broken or destroyed o a flimsy dress 0 a flimsy building 2 Flimsy also means weak and not persuasive: ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Fla to Hyps
24 Flimsy. 1805. Isaac Disraeli, Flim-flams; or the Life and Enron of my Uncle, and the Amours of my Aunt [title]. 1835. C. Lamb, Mundtn (in London Magazine) Feb. I wonder you can put such flim-flams upon us, sir. Adj. (old). — Idle ; worthless.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1893
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The Sunset
While Jim curried the horses, or clipped the lawn, or chopped at the wood pile, Flimsy was by his side, or cuddled in some sunny spot within reach of his voice. At the first glance from Jim in her direction. Flimsy's tail would begin to thump on ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIMSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flimsy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Miriam wants flimsy new license plates probed | Headlines, News …
Miriam wants flimsy new license plates probed. (philstar.com) | Updated July 11, 2015 - 6:37pm. The Land Transportation Office and the Department of ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
2
Islamism: Blaming the West - Gatestone Institute
The study posits that "the connection between radical theology and terrorism" is built on a "flimsy empirical basis," encouraged by "conservative ... «Gatestone Institute, Jul 15»
3
10 foods that make you look younger | Fox News
... but can also provide some very real get-gorg benefits, such as smoothing wrinkles, giving hair a glossy shine and strengthening flimsy nails. «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Manchester United Transfer News: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Victor …
... midfield players around. At Old Trafford his brand of play will enrich a United side that was a little flimsy in the middle of the pitch last season. «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
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Minn. lucky to have cranes | Detroit Lakes Online
Great blue herons nest in large groups and build flimsy stick-nests in the canopies of trees called rookeries. So many of the herons can ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»
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Roosters make it four straight in Penrith - NRL.com
... 59th minute, getting a handle on an Aubusson offload before bullocking his way past the flimsy defence of Jamie Soward and Waqa Blake. «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
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Labour property claims 'shonky' | Radio New Zealand News
"Shonky," "reprehensible," "racist" and "flimsy" are some of the words being used to describe Labour's claims about how many offshore Chinese ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi: 'I Say What I think' :: Middle East Forum
Evidence for the claim was ridiculously flimsy, including such assertions as that he pressed a "Like" button on a Facebook page for Arab ... «Middle East Forum, Jul 15»
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Hawaii's Poorly Written Plastic Bag Ban Still Allows Plastic Bags
The law was meant to ban all plastic bags, most especially those thin, flimsy bags so many grocery stores use to pack customers's purchases in ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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How to Quit Your Day Job - DCMetroTheaterArts
The plot follows four fill-in-the-blanks X'ers, they of the Barney generation, who are anxious heirs to the Boomers' flimsy endowment. «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»

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