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flimsiness

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈflim-zē\
    • /ˈflɪm.zɪ.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈflim-zē\

Definition of flimsiness word

  • noun flimsiness The quality of being flimsy. 1

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Parts of speech for Flimsiness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flimsiness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for flimsiness

noun flimsiness

  • fragility — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
  • frailty — the quality or state of being frail.
  • rickety — likely to fall or collapse; shaky: a rickety chair.

Antonyms for flimsiness

noun flimsiness

  • sturdiness — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
  • strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.

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