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whimsy

[ hwim-zee, wim- ]

noun

plural whimsies.
  1. capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression:

    a play with lots of whimsy.

  2. an odd or fanciful notion.

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  3. anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy:

    a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.



whimsy

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a capricious idea or notion
  2. light or fanciful humour
  3. something quaint or unusual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whimsy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; whim(-wham) + -sy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whimsy1

C17: from whim ; compare flimsy
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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She is full of humor and whimsy, creating every imaginable kind of playful and play-acting partnering.

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