flimsiness
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈflɪmziˌnəs/
:
fragilidad
- The comic has a more child-friendly feel than a Marvel Treasury, in part due to the flimsiness of the stapling (where Marvel's books have a spine).
You can see the flimsiness is way less.
- You can see the flimsiness is way less.
Examples
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Due to the flimsiness of the construction, the table wobbled whenever someone leaned on it.
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You can see the flimsiness is way less.
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If anything, the denouement reveals the utter flimsiness of the codes that motivate the hero, which sound like bon-bons at a firing squad.
Academic text (2016) -
The size of the expedition, the flimsiness of the target, the manner of response, the dubious political objectives, and the lack of concern about the enduring and harmful political consequences against the United States itself are all telling of circumscribed hegemony.
Academic text (1993) -
Throw is one of the most frequent gripes our readers have about City Hall—whether the cost or the flimsiness of the bags, citizens have long clamored for an alternative to the model.
Blog text (3) -
The flimsiness of the cardboard used for the packaging made it easy to crush.
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We were concerned about the flimsiness of the bridge, especially after hearing reports of its age.
Synonyms
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5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
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5.2
Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass
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4.2
Lack of strong, detailed ideas or proof in a text
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6.2
A weak, unconvincing argument or excuse
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7.2
Low quality work that looks badly made
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5.4
Hard and breaks easily, like glass
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5.2
A lack of strength in an argument or evidence
A weak or slight state often about ideas and relationships
A lack of being real, strong, or convincing
Antonyms
How Solid
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4.6
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3.8
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5.1
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flimsiness comes from the adjective flimsy, which probably began as a way to say something was very light or 'not solid' and may be linked by sound to flim-flam, a word for a small trick. So, flimsiness means the quality of being weak, fragile, or poorly made — 'not strong' or 'not reliable'.