Associations to the word «Flimsies»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
FLIMSY, adjective. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
FLIMSY, noun. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
FLIMSY, noun. (informal) (in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
Dictionary definition
FLIMSY, noun. A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies.
FLIMSY, adjective. Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction".
FLIMSY, adjective. Not convincing; "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile".
FLIMSY, adjective. Lacking substance or significance; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; a fragile claim to fame".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.