Flimsy vs. Slight — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Flimsy and Slight
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Flimsy
The flimsy, officially known as the Petrol, Oil and Water can, was a World War II fuel container used by the British Army. They held 4 imperial gallons (18 l; 4.8 US gal) of fuel, which allowed them to be moved by a single person.The flimsy was well known for leaking; when used in the North African Campaign, some flimsies leaked 20%, and in some cases over 50% of the fuel they carried over a journey.
Slight
Small in size, degree, or amount
A slight tilt.
A slight surplus.
Flimsy
Light, thin, and insubstantial
A flimsy fabric.
Slight
Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail
A slight foundation.
Slight evidence.
Flimsy
Lacking solidity or strength; easily damaged
A flimsy table.
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Slight
Of small importance or consideration; trifling
Slight matters.
Flimsy
Lacking plausibility; unconvincing
A flimsy excuse.
Slight
Small and slender in build or construction; delicate.
Flimsy
Thin paper usually used to make multiple copies.
Slight
To treat (someone) with discourteous reserve or inattention
"the occasional feeling of being slighted at others' underestimating my charms and talents" (Joseph Epstein).
Flimsy
Something written on this thin paper.
Slight
To treat as of small importance; make light of
"If I have ... slighted the contributions of my many predecessors, let me offer a blanket apology" (Joseph J. Ellis).
Flimsy
Likely to bend or break under pressure.
He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
Slight
To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant
"It is a proper question to ask of an assignment whether some of its parts might be omitted or slighted" (Stanley Fish).
Flimsy
(figurative) Weak; ill-founded.
A flimsy excuse
Slight
To raze or level the walls of (a castle or other fortification).
Flimsy
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
Slight
A deliberate discourtesy; a snub
"She got into the car, thinking how sensitive men are to slights from women and how insensitive to slights to women" (Marge Piercy).
Flimsy
A service certificate
Slight
Small.
Flimsy
Skimpy underwear.
Slight
Gentle or weak, not aggressive or powerful.
Give it a slight kick
A slight hint of cinnamon
A slight effort
A slight (i.e. not convincing) argument
Flimsy
(slang) A banknote.
Slight
Not thorough; superficial.
Make a slight examination
Flimsy
Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection.
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.
All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
Slight
Trifling; unimportant; insignificant.
We made a slight mistake
A slight pain
Flimsy
Thin or transfer paper.
Slight
Not far away in space or time.
In the slight future
Flimsy
A bank note.
Slight
Of slender build.
A slight but graceful woman
Flimsy
A thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
Slight
(regional) Even, smooth or level.
A slight stone
Flimsy
Lacking solidity or strength;
A flimsy table
Flimsy construction
A fragile link with the past
Slight
(especially said of the sea) Still; with little or no movement on the surface.
The sea was slight and calm
Flimsy
Having little substance or significance;
A flimsy excuse
Slight evidence
A tenuous argument
A thin plot
Slight
(obsolete) Foolish; silly; not intellectual.
Flimsy
Very thin and insubstantial;
Thin paper
Flimsy voile
Light summer dresses
Slight
Bad, of poor quality.
Flimsy
Resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness;
Apartments with cardboard walls
Slight
(dated) Slighting; treating with disdain.
Slight
(transitive) To treat as unimportant or not worthy of attention; to make light of.
Slight
(transitive) To give lesser weight or importance to.
Slight
(transitive) To treat with disdain or neglect, usually out of prejudice, hatred, or jealousy; to ignore disrespectfully.
Slight
(intransitive) To act negligently or carelessly. en
Slight
To render no longer defensible by full or partial demolition.
Slight
To make even or level.
Slight
(transitive) To throw heedlessly.
Slight
The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.
Slight
(obsolete) Sleight.
Slight
Sleight.
Slight
The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.
Slight
To overthrow; to demolish.
Slight
To make even or level.
Slight
To throw heedlessly.
The rogue slighted me into the river.
Slight
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies.
Beware . . . lest the like befall . . . If they transgress and slight that sole command.
This my long-sufferance, and my day of grace,Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
Slight
Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; - applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.
Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.
Slight
Not stout or heavy; slender.
His own figure, which was formerly so slight.
Slight
Foolish; silly; weak in intellect.
Slight
Slightly.
Think not so slight of glory.
Slight
A deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
Slight
Pay no attention to, disrespect;
She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance
Slight
Having little substance or significance;
A flimsy excuse
Slight evidence
A tenuous argument
A thin plot
Slight
Almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little;
There's slight chance that it will work
There's a slight chance it will work
Slight
Being of delicate or slender build;
She was slender as a willow shoot is slender
A slim girl with straight blonde hair
Watched her slight figure cross the street
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