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Whimsy   Listen
noun
Whimsy, Whimsey  n.  (pl. whimseys or whimsies)  
1.
A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." "Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy." "Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth."
2.
(Mining) A whim.





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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


Words linked to "Whimsy" :   whim, whimsey, whimsicality, notion, idea, thought, capriciousness, flightiness, irresponsibility, arbitrariness


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