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View usage for: (hwɪmzɪkəl) adjectiveA whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical. Synonyms: fanciful, odd, funny, unusual More Synonyms of whimsical whimsical in British English (ˈwɪmzɪkəl) adjective1. spontaneously fanciful or playful 2. given to whims; capricious 3. quaint, unusual, or fantastic Also: whimmy Derived forms whimsicality (ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ) noun whimsically (ˈwhimsically) adverb whimsicalness (ˈwhimsicalness) noun whimsical in American English (ˈhwɪmzɪkəl; ˈwɪmzɪkəl) adjective1. full of or characterized by whims or whimsy 2. oddly out of the ordinary; fanciful; freakish 3. subject to sudden change; unpredictable Derived forms whimsically (ˈwhimsically) adverb Examples of 'whimsical' in a sentencewhimsical In other languageswhimsical British English: whimsical ADJECTIVE A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical. ...his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side. - American English: whimsical
- Brazilian Portuguese: excêntrico
- Chinese: 异想天开的
- European Spanish: caprichoso
- French: fantasque
- German: wunderlich
- Italian: estroso
- Japanese: 気まぐれな
- Korean: 엉뚱한
- European Portuguese: excêntrico
- Latin American Spanish: caprichoso
Definition unusual, playful, and fanciful He had an offbeat, whimsical sense of humour. Synonyms flaky (slang, mainly US) playful mischievous capricious (formal) fantastical crotchety chimerical (poetic) waggish (old-fashioned) Additional synonymsDefinition wildly fanciful or imaginary Synonyms fanciful, wild, fantastic, fabulous, vain, imaginary, visionary, unreal, unfounded, illusory, quixotic, hallucinatory, illusive, delusiveDefinition unusual or peculiar A lot of curious things have happened here in the past few weeks. Synonyms strange, unusual, bizarre, odd, novel, wonderful, rare, unique, extraordinary, puzzling, unexpected, exotic, mysterious, marvellous, peculiar, queer (informal), rum (British, slang), singular, unconventional, quaint, unorthodoxDefinition quaintly amusing The band have a droll sense of humour. Synonyms amusing, odd, funny, entertaining, comic, ridiculous, diverting, eccentric, ludicrous, humorous, quaint, off-the-wall (slang), laughable, farcical, whimsical, comical, oddball (informal), risible, jocular, clownish, waggish- while something away
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Additional synonymsDefinition unconventional or odd an eccentric character who wears a beret and sunglasses Synonyms odd, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, abnormal, queer (informal), irregular, uncommon, quirky, out there (slang), singular, unconventional, idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, rum (British, slang), capricious, anomalous, freakish, aberrant, wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition strange or exotic in appearance outlandish and fantastic images Synonyms strange, bizarre, weird, exotic, peculiar, imaginative, queer, grotesque, quaint, unreal, fanciful, outlandish, whimsical, freakish, chimerical, phantasmagorical a freakish, extraordinary incident Synonyms whimsical, odd, unpredictable, arbitrary, humorous, erratic, wayward, fanciful, capricious, changeable, fitful, vagarious (rare) Definition peculiar or odd There's something funny about that pair. Synonyms peculiar, odd, strange, unusual, remarkable, bizarre, puzzling, curious, weird, mysterious, suspicious, dubious, queer, rum (British, slang), quirky, perplexingDefinition unusual or peculiar She'd always been odd, but not to this extent. Synonyms peculiar, strange, unusual, different, funny, out there (slang), extraordinary, bizarre, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, queer, rum (British, old-fashioned), deviant (old-fashioned), unconventional, far-out (slang, old-fashioned), quaint, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, offbeat, left-field (informal), freakish, freaky (slang), wacky (informal), wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition strange or odd She has a very peculiar sense of humour. Synonyms odd, strange, unusual, bizarre, funny, out-there (slang), extraordinary, curious, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, out-of-the-way, queer (archaic), uncommon, singular, unconventional, far-out (slang), quaint, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, offbeat, freakish, wacky (informal), wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition attractively unusual, esp. in an old-fashioned style When visiting restaurants, be prepared for some quaint customs. Synonyms unusual, odd, curious, original (old-fashioned), strange, bizarre, fantastic, old-fashioned, peculiar, eccentric, queer (archaic), rum (British, old-fashioned), singular (old-fashioned), fanciful, whimsical, drollDefinition dubious If you ask me, there's something queer going on. Synonyms strange, odd, funny, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, curious, weird, peculiar, abnormal, rum (British, slang), uncommon, erratic, singular, eerie, unnatural, unconventional, uncanny, disquieting, unorthodox, outlandish, left-field (informal), anomalous, droll, atypical, outréDefinition unusual He was without doubt a singular character. Synonyms unusual, odd, strange, extraordinary, puzzling, curious, peculiar, eccentric, out-of-the-way, queer (archaic), oddball (informal), atypical, wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, out there (slang), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition uncommon or extraordinary rare and unusual plants Synonyms rare, odd, strange, extraordinary, different, surprising, novel, bizarre, unexpected, curious, weird (informal), unfamiliar, abnormal, queer (archaic), phenomenal, uncommon, out of the ordinary, left-field (informal), unwontedAdditional synonymsDefinition strange or bizarre I don't like that guy – he's really weird. Synonyms bizarre, odd, strange, unusual, queer, grotesque, unnatural, creepy (informal), outlandish, freakish |