Translations for „flimsiness“ in the English » German Dictionary

flim·si·ness [ˈflɪmzɪnəs] N no pl

1. flimsiness (inadequacy):

flimsiness

schlechte [o. mindere] Qualität

flimsiness

Minderwertigkeit f

2. flimsiness (fragility):

flimsiness of material

mangelnde Festigkeit

flimsiness of a structure

mangelnde Stabilität

3. flimsiness (lightness):

flimsiness of a fabric, paper

Dünnheit f

flimsiness of a fabric, paper

Dünne f

4. flimsiness fig pej (weakness):

flimsiness of a performance

Dürftigkeit f pej

flimsiness of an excuse, pretext

Fadenscheinigkeit f pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But the season also quashed several long-cherished book-reader theories and revealed the flimsiness of a lot of wild, show-based speculation.

www.vanityfair.com

It's also true that there's a flimsiness about some aspects of the middle order.

www.espncricinfo.com

Then there's no excuse for the flimsiness of its female parts.

jezebel.com

Experts have blamed everything from the increased speed of athletes to the flimsiness of their shoes for the trend.

www.thestar.com

Surely the flatness of these portraits is an indictment of the flimsiness of their interior worlds?

www.telegraph.co.uk

If the keyboard is resting on your knees, there's a certain flimsiness to the trackpad but on solid surfaces there's no problem.

www.independent.co.uk

Since it only weighs 7 ounces, flimsiness also becomes a bit of an issue.

betanews.com

His iteration, though more colorful, captures the congested landscape of ramshackle shelters, with their flimsiness alluding to the impermanence of home to so many.

hyperallergic.com

Even acknowledging the flimsiness of those statistics, it was pretty clear he was playing out of his head.

www.blueshirtbanter.com

In his findings he concluded that there was no lurking doubt in spite of the flimsiness of the prosecution case.

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