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 Definitions of whimsical  [ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm-]  

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Definition of 'whimsical' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) whimsical
given to fanciful notions; capricious.

2.  whimsical
of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
whimsical inventions.

3.  whimsical
erratic; unpredictable.

Etymology:  (1645–55)

Definition of 'whimsical' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) capricious, impulsive, whimsical
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"


Definition of 'whimsical' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) whimsical
full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish

2. (adj) whimsical
odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic



'whimsical' - Nearby Entries  

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