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Definitions for whimsical
ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm-whim·si·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. capricious, impulsive, whimsicaladjective

    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

  1. whimsicaladjective

    Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Whimsicaladjective

    Freakish; capricious; oddly fanciful.

    Etymology: from whimsey.

    Another circumstance in which I am very particular, or, as my neighbours call me, whimsical: as my garden invites into it all the birds, I do not suffer any one to destroy their nests. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPT

  1. whimsical

    Whimsical refers to something that is playfully quaint or fanciful, often in an appealing or amusing manner. It can be characterized by unpredictability, randomness or capriciousness. The term can be applied to actions, behavior, designs, or ideas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Whimsicaladjective

    full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish

  2. Whimsicaladjective

    odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic

Wikidata

  1. Whimsical

    Whimsical was an American thoroughbred racehorse. She was sired by the Orlando, out of the mare, Kismet, who was sired by United States Racing Hall of Fame stallion, Hindoo. Whimsical is best known as the second filly to ever win the Preakness Stakes. As a two-year-old she finished second when racing against colts in the Champagne Stakes. In the Preakness Stakes she led from the start and won easily in a time of 1:45 by 4 lengths over Content and Larabie. In this period, the race was held at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York. The Whimsical Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is a 6 furlong race named for her and is raced on Preakness weekend.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of whimsical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of whimsical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of whimsical in a Sentence

  1. Domestic Theatrical Distribution Jim Orr:

    Among all of the sequels and all of the explosions of the summer, this is a very charming, original, whimsical musical romance with iconic music and amazing performances... (and direction), all of that adds up to a great, great run at the domestic box office.

  2. Mudrakat Alabi-Macfoy:

    Polo has shifted from just the sports to a fashion statement, for me it is something fun, something playful, something whimsical, something comfortable ... a bit of color, a bit of pop.

  3. Stephen Puleo out Tuesday:

    There were U-boats off the East Coast of America, sinking ships near Cape May and Cape Cod, people thought there would be bombers overhead. So the decision to remove the documents was not a frivolous or whimsical thought.

  4. Jim Heimann:

    This is a great example of the lush illustration used at the time and it shows a kind of surrealistic, whimsical approach with people dancing around a giant cigarette.

  5. George Schlatter:

    He had a whimsical, fey sense of humor and he brought a lot to 'Laugh-In' in the way of thoughts, words and jokes.

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