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Flimsy vs. Slight — What's the Difference?

Flimsy vs. Slight — What's the Difference?

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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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