FLIMSINESS

flimsiness, shoddiness

(noun) the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flimsiness (countable and uncountable, plural flimsinesses)

The quality of being flimsy.

Source: Wiktionary


Flim"si*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being flimsy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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