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Whimsey Moderate

Whimsey has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"

"he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"

"whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

2

the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

"I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"

3

Alternative spelling of whimsy

Example Sentences
"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories" noun
"he had a whimsy about flying to the moon" noun
"whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" noun
"I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" noun
See Also
whimseys
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
idea irresponsibility
Rhyming Words
sey casey jasey kasey vasey absey kesey pusey vesey arsey rosey posey nosey mosey josey bosey busey patsey hussey bussey
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