Meaning of WHIMSEY
| Pronunciation: | | 'wimzee
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- [n] the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
- [n] a whimsical idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"
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| | Synonyms: | | arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, notion, whim, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsy |
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| | See Also: | | idea, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, thought | |
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\Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or
{Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.]
1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. ``The whimsies of poets and painters.'' --Ray.
Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
2. (Mining) A whim.
\Whim"sey\, v. t.
To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
[R.]
To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. --J.
Fletcher.
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