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FLIMSINESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Synonyms:

flimsiness; shoddiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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)

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