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 Definitions of whimsy  [ˈʰwɪm zi, ˈwɪm-]  

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

1. (n.) whimsy
capricious humor; playful expression:
a comedy with an air of whimsy.

2.  whimsy
an odd or fanciful notion.

3.  whimsy
anything playful or fanciful, as an artistic creation.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; whim (-wham ) + -sy)

Definition of 'whimsy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (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"

2. (noun) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness
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"


Definition of 'whimsy' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) whimsy
a whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit

2. (noun) whimsy
a whim

3. (noun) whimsy
a whimsey



'whimsy' - Nearby Entries  

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