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1. (n.) whim
a capricious notion; fancy:
a party thrown on a whim.
2. whim
capricious humor.
Etymology: (1635–45; short for ME whim-wham, gradational compound)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) caprice, impulse, whim
a sudden desire
"he bought it on an impulse"
2. (noun) notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey
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"
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1. (noun) whim
a sudden desire
We decided to take the ferry on a whim.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) whim
the European widgeon
2. (noun) whim
a sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice
3. (noun) whim
a large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin, and whimsey
4. (verb) whim
to be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish
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Sense: a sudden desire or change of mind
I am tired of that child's whims.
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 Afrikaans: gier |
 Arabic: نَزْوَه |
 Bulgarian: прищявка |
 Brazilian: capricho |
 Czech: vrtoch |
 German: die Grille |
 Danish: indfald; påfund |
 Greek: παραξενιά, καπρίτσιο |
 Spanish: capricho |
 Estonian: tuju, kapriis |
 Farsi: خيال |
 Finnish: oikku |
 French: caprice |
 Hebrew: גְחָמָה |
 Hindi: सनक |
 Croatian: hir, nušica |
 Hungarian: szeszély |
 Indonesian: tingkah |
 Icelandic: duttlungur |
 Italian: capriccio |
 Japanese: 気まぐれ |
 Korean: 일시적 기분 |
 Lithuanian: įnoris |
 Latvian: kaprīze; untums |
 Malay: kerenah; gerak hati |
 Dutch: gril |
 Norwegian: lune, nykke, påfunn |
 Polish: kaprys |
 Portuguese: capricho |
 Romanian: capriciu |
 Russian: каприз |
 Slovak: vrtoch |
 Slovenian: kaprica |
 Serbian: hir |
 Swedish: infall, nyck |
 Thai: ความคิดเพ้อฝัน; ความคิดเเ |
 Turkish: kapris, geçici istek |
 Taiwanese: 一時興起，突然改變心意 |
 Ukrainian: примха; забаганка |
 Urdu: خیال جو اچانک آ جاءے |
 Vietnamese: ý chợt nảy ra |
 Chinese: 一闪念，怪念头 |
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