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whimsy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality |
| Type of | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness |
| Derivation | whimsical |
Examples of whimsy
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Whimsy comes naturally to children's museums, but this one has other dimensions.
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Both actresses are wonderful and infuse their caricatures with whimsy and moxie.
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For his whimsy, the voters duly deprived him of his job, after a mere ten weeks.
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The papers are not bereft of whimsy, but it is confined to footnotes and asides.
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An enchanting whimsy about two people playing with the timelines of their lives.
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The humor is gross-out but inoffensive, since it's rooted in whimsy, not malice.
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Her husband, John, built the deck and he also contributes whimsy to the garden.
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Interiors blend touches of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and, of course, Disney whimsy.
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Her youth gave her the energy and sense of whimsy to really play with her kids.
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- 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"
- 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) 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"
- (Whimsical (horse)) 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.
- (Whimsies) Wade Ceramics Ltd. are manufacturers of porcelain and earthenware, including animal figures for their Collectors Club, whisky flagons, and a variety of industrial ceramics.
- A quaint and fanciful idea. A whim. Playfully odd behaviour; An impulsive, illogical or capricious character
- (whimsical) Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing
- (Whimsical) A critical term for writing what is fanciful or expresses odd notions.
- (Whimsical) lightly fanciful; subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change
