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whimsy
[ hwim-zee, wim- ]
noun
- capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression:
a play with lots of whimsy.
- an odd or fanciful notion.
Synonyms: , ,
- anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy:
a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.
whimsy
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a capricious idea or notion
- light or fanciful humour
- something quaint or unusual
adjective
- quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way
Word History and Origins
Origin of whimsy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of whimsy1
Example Sentences
Where there was an urgency and climactic intensity to TV on the Radio tracks, “Thee Black Boltz” revels in more space for introspection in the instrumentation and lyrics, whimsy and emotional candour.
A Norwegian body horror film shot in Norway, Poland, Sweden and Denmark, "The Ugly Stepsister" is uterly void of cartoon whimsy and helpful, singing mice, but it does have plenty of tapeworms and maggots.
It’s a Small World, via its whimsy and childlike wonder, makes clear we’re not really all that different, rendering the divisions and hate in the world temporarily meaningless.
That number dances right on the line of how much inequality talk this tonally insecure remake can take — especially when its modern money concerns clash with its callbacks to Walt’s beloved whimsy.
She is full of humor and whimsy, creating every imaginable kind of playful and play-acting partnering.
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