Found 2 items, similar to Whimsy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whimsy
whimsy
n 1: 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” [syn:
notion,
whim,
whimsey]
2: 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” [syn:
flightiness,
arbitrariness,
whimsicality,
whimsey,
capriciousness]
[also:
whimsiest,
whimsier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Whimsy
Whimsey
\Whim"sey\, Whimsy
\Whimsy\, n.; pl.
Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See
Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit.
“The whimsies of poets and painters.” --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
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Whimsy
\Whim"sy\, n.
A whimsey.
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