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Whimsy   /wˈɪmsi/  /hwˈɪmsi/   Listen
Whimsy

noun
(pl. whimseys or whimsies)
1.
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea.  Synonyms: notion, whim, whimsey.  "He had a whimsy about flying to the moon" , "Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
2.
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment.  Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality.





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"Whimsy" Quotes from Famous Books



... no alarming enthusiasm. "Jock dear, carry me back to bed again, will you? And then open the closet door and pull out that big sample-case to the side of my bed. The newest Fall Featherlooms are in it, and somehow, I've just a whimsy notion that I'd like to ...
— Roast Beef, Medium • Edna Ferber


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