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Meaning of WHIMSY

Pronunciation:  'wimzee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
  2. [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, whimsey, whimsey, whimsicality
 
 See Also: idea, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, thought

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Whim"sy\, n.
A whimsey.
 

 

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