FLIMSINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flimsiness mean? 

• FLIMSINESS (noun)
  The noun FLIMSINESS has 1 sense:

1. the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

  Familiarity information: FLIMSINESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLIMSINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

flimsiness; shoddiness

Hypernyms ("flimsiness" is a kind of...):

weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)

Derivation:

flimsy (not convincing)

flimsy (lacking solidity or strength)