flimsy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
Types & categories
- typewriter paper hypernym
Related & opposite
- flimsy derivation
Sense 2 adjective
lacking solidity or strength
a flimsy table
Related & opposite
- flimsiness derivation
- onionskin derivation
- weak similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not convincing
unconvincing argument
Related & opposite
- incredible also see
- convincing antonym
- flimsiness derivation
- unpersuasive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
lacking substance or significance
slight evidence
Related & opposite
- feebleness derivation
- spareness derivation
- triviality derivation
- unimportant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flimsy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | typewriter paper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flimsiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | onionskin |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | weak |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | incredible |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | convincing |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flimsiness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpersuasive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | feebleness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spareness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | triviality |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unimportant |