Breakable vs Flimsy - What's the difference?
breakable | flimsy | Synonyms |
Something that is (easily) breakable.
(usually, in the plural, musical instruments) A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool.
Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
* Sheridan
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
*1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
*:Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
(informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
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Breakable is a synonym of flimsy.
As adjectives the difference between breakable and flimsy
is that breakable is able to be broken while flimsy is likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.As nouns the difference between breakable and flimsy
is that breakable is something that is (easily) breakable while flimsy is thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.breakable
English
Synonyms
* destructible * SeeAntonyms
* unbreakableNoun
(en noun)- We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived.
Usage notes
* May be more common as breakables , the group of things that are easily broken.flimsy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
- All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.
Antonyms
* robust * strong * sturdyNoun
(flimsies)citation
