Definitions for whimsicalˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
whim•si•calˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm-(adj.)
given to fanciful notions; capricious.
of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
whimsical inventions.
erratic; unpredictable.
Origin of whimsical:
1645–55
whim′si•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
capricious, impulsive, whimsical(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
whimsical(Adjective)
Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing.
Webster Dictionary
Whimsical(adj)
full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish
Whimsical(adj)
odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic
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