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whimsical::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | capricious, impulsive |
| Derivation | whimsicality, whimsy |
the victim of whimsical persecutions.
Examples of whimsical
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This book contains occasional pen-and-ink sketches, which are whimsical at best.
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Again you're trying to keep it grown-up and whimsical, but repurpose with style.
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The whimsical lodge is topped by an octagon-shaped room called the Eagle's Nest.
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In the pediatric area, whimsical images of birds and fish fill the waiting area.
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Find here also a whimsical chandelier crafted of wire and creamy coconut straps.
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More than a theme, it's Lepage's light, whimsical hand that shapes a sweet show.
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Colorful MacKenzie-Childs checkered tiles and accessories add a whimsical touch.
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On the right, a short stairway leads to a whimsical lower-level recreation room.
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There is a marvellous weightlessness and a whimsical joy about much of his work.
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- Capricious: 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"
- (whimsically) fancifully: in a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated"
- (whimsy) notion: 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"
- (whimsy) flightiness: 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"
- Whimsical (foaled 1903 at Raceland Stud in Kentucky) was an American thoroughbred filly racehorse. She was sired by the great stakes winner Orlando, out of the mare, Kismet, who was sired by United States Racing Hall of Fame stallion, Hindoo.
- Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing
- (whimsicalness) Whimsicality
- (whimsy) A quaint and fanciful idea. A whim. Playfully odd behaviour; An impulsive, illogical or capricious character
- (whimsy) an odd or capricious windstorm that creates turbulent water; also spelled "whimsey".
