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whimsy
[hwim-zee, wim-]
noun
plural
whimsiescapricious 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
“I just think it really captures her whimsy, her thoughtfulness, her creativity and the joy,” Carlip adds, about the house and book alike.
Lately, we’ve seen a wave of these stories that stretch the form: the bleak whimsy of “Miracle Workers: End Times,” the stylized anarchy of “Fallout” and the dungeon-crawling culinary joy of “Delicious in Dungeon.”
The show explores the Black dandy, an evolving look in Black sartorial history; both retro and contemporary, that displays affection for menswear, excellent tailoring and a consistent fondness for tasteful flamboyance and whimsy.
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.
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