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Synonyms for whimsy in English

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whimsy:
- arbitrariness; flightiness; whimsicality; capriciousness; whimsy; whimsey; notion; whim

English

Detailed Synonyms for whimsy in English

whimsy:

whimsy [the ~] noun

the whimsy

– the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment ¹
the arbitrariness; the flightiness; the whimsicality; the capriciousness; the whimsy; the whimsey
– the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment ¹
- arbitrariness [the ~] noun
- flightiness [the ~] noun
  - I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory¹
- whimsicality [the ~] noun
  - I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory¹
- capriciousness [the ~] noun
- whimsy [the ~] noun
- whimsey [the ~] noun
the whimsy

– an odd or fanciful or capricious idea ¹
the notion; the whim; the whimsey; the whimsy
– an odd or fanciful or capricious idea ¹
- notion [the ~] noun
  - the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories¹
- whim [the ~] noun
- whimsey [the ~] noun
- whimsy [the ~] noun
  - he had a whimsy about flying to the moon¹
  - whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it¹

Related Words for "whimsy":

whimsier, whimsiest

Alternate Synonyms for "whimsy":

notion; whim; whimsey; idea; thought
flightiness; arbitrariness; whimsicality; capriciousness; irresponsibility; irresponsibleness

Related Definitions for "whimsy":

the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment¹
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea¹
- he had a whimsy about flying to the moon¹
- whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University