flimsy

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. Likely to bend or break under pressure.
2. Weak; ill-founded.

Noun

1. Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
2. (slang) A service certificate
3. (informal) Skimpy underwear.
4. (slang) A banknote.

Conceptos

débil

endeble

dudoso

flaco

fofo

leve

insustancial

papel cebolla

poco convincente

raquítico

tambaleante

tembloroso

poco convencido

delgado

Sinónimos

thin

frail

fragile

slight

unconvincing

tenuous

weak

brittle

insubstantial

feeble

slender

fine

rickety

delicate

limp

skinny

sleazy

lame

slimsy

onionskin

gauzy

gossamery

refined

sappy

sensitive

shaky

sketchy

slim

soft

softy

subtile

subtle

svelte

tactful

tall

ticklish

tottering

trivial

twiggy

unbelievable

underdog

underfed

unstable

unsubstantial

wan

washy

waspish

wispy

doddery

easily broken

fine-spun

completely exhausted

very thin

dreadfully weary

terribly frustrated

strengthless

be small

sinewless

be inadequate

be slim

easily damaged

not thick

wibbly

cheap

cheer

contrived

dainty

dog-tired

exquisite

giddy

gossamer

implausible

impossible

impotent

inadequate

languishing

languorous

lank

light

lightweight

nice

poor

puny

rangy

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈflɪmzi/

Etimología (Inglés)

Uncertain. First used in the 18th century. Perhaps a metathesis of film + -s + -y; or related to flimflam.