Lexic.us

Definition of Whimsy

1. Noun. An odd or fanciful or capricious idea. "Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

2. Noun. 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"

Definition of Whimsy

1. n. A whimsey.

2. n. A whimsey.

Definition of Whimsy

1. Noun. A quaint and fanciful idea. A whim. Playfully odd behaviour. ¹

2. Noun. An impulsive, illogical or capricious character. ¹

3. Noun. (mining) A whim. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Whimsy

1. a whim [n -SIES] : WHIMSIED [adj] - See also: whim

Medical Definition of Whimsy

1. Origin: See Whim. 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." (Swift) "Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth." (Bancroft) 2. A whim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whimsy

whims whimsey whimseys whimsical whimsicalities whimsicality whimsically whimsicalness whimsicalnesses whimsied

whimsier whimsies whimsiest whimsily whimsy (current term) whimwham whimwhams whin whinberries whinberry

whinchat whinchats whine whined whiner whiners whines whiney whing

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