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Silky vs Flimsy - What's the difference?

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Silky is a related term of flimsy.


As adjectives the difference between silky and flimsy

is that silky is similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk while flimsy is likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.

As a noun flimsy is

thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.

silky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Similar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
    • cloth with a silky lustre
    a silky wine

    Derived terms

    * silky oak

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

    flimsy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
    • He expected the flimsy structure to collapse at any moment.
  • * Sheridan
    • All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.

    Antonyms

    * robust * strong * sturdy

    Noun

    (flimsies)
  • 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.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 25, author=Ruth La Ferla, title=Now It’s Nobody’s Secret, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Choosing lingerie “is about what makes you look good, but also what looks good with or through your clothing,” said Monica Mitro, a spokeswoman for Victoria’s Secret, the brand that catapulted racy flimsies into the public eye. }}