| ADJECTIVE | all | flimsy, insubstantial | lacking solidity or strength |
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| all | flimsy, unconvincing | not convincing | |
| all | flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin | lacking substance or significance | |
| NOUN | substance | flimsy, onionskin | a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies |
| Sounds | flih'mziy | |
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| Rhymes | Anasazi ... z / Z: 56 rhymes with ziy... | |
| Meaning | lacking solidity or strength. | |
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| Synonym | insubstantial | |
| Broader | weak | Wanting in physical strength |
| Nouns | flimsiness | the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction |
| flimsy | a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies | |
| Adverbs | flimsily | in a weak and flimsy manner |
| Meaning | not convincing. | |
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| Synonym | unconvincing | |
| Narrower | unpersuasive | not capable of persuading |
| See also | incredible, unbelievable | Beyond belief or understanding |
| Opposite | convincing | Causing one to believe the truth of something |
| Spanish | dudoso, poco convencido, poco convincente | |
| Catalan | increïble | |
| Nouns | flimsiness | the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction |
| Meaning | Lacking substance or significance. | |
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| Synonyms | fragile, slight, tenuous, thin | |
| Broader | insignificant, unimportant | devoid of importance, meaning, or force |
| Spanish | insustancial, leve | |
| Catalan | insubstancial, lleu | |
| Meaning | A thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies. | |
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| Synonym | onionskin | |
| Broader | typewriter paper, typing paper | writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter |
| Spanish | papel cebolla | |
| Catalan | paper ceba | |
| Adjectives | flimsy | lacking solidity or strength |
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