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whimsy
whim·sy also whim·sey W5123400 (wĭm′zē, hwĭm′-)n. pl. whim·sies also whim·seys 1. An unusual, unexpected, or fanciful idea; a whim.2. Quaint, fanciful, or playful humor: stories full of whimsy.
[Probably from whim-wham, fanciful object.]whimsy (ˈwɪmzɪ) or whimseyn, pl -sies or -seys1. a capricious idea or notion2. light or fanciful humour3. something quaint or unusualadj, -sier or -siestquaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way[C17: from whim; compare flimsy]whim•sy or whim•sey (ˈʰwɪm zi, ˈwɪm-)
n., pl. -sies or -seys. 1. capricious humor; playful expression: a comedy with an air of whimsy. 2. an odd or fanciful notion. 3. anything playful or fanciful, as an artistic creation. [1595–1605; whim (-wham) + -sy] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | whimsy - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"whimsey, whim, notionidea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" | | 2. | whimsy - the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"arbitrariness, flightiness, whimsicality, whimsey, capriciousnessirresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions |
whimsy also whimsey
nounAn impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, notion, vagary, whim.Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.Translationswhimsy
Synonyms for whimsynoun an impulsive, often illogical turn of mindSynonyms- bee
- boutade
- caprice
- conceit
- fancy
- freak
- humor
- impulse
- megrim
- notion
- vagary
- whim
Synonyms for whimsynoun an odd or fanciful or capricious ideaSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgmentSynonyms- arbitrariness
- flightiness
- whimsicality
- whimsey
- capriciousness
Related Words- irresponsibility
- irresponsibleness
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