WHIMSEY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word whimsey. (close relations)
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| notion | nounn | |||||
noun • a vague idea in which some confidence is placed • a general inclusive concept • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea • (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items | ||||||
| caprice | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden desire | ||||||
| crotchet | nounn | |||||
noun • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note • a strange attitude or habit • a small tool or hooklike implement | ||||||
| fad | nounn | |||||
noun • an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | ||||||
| fancy | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • not plain; decorative or ornamented noun • something many people believe that is false • imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination • a predisposition to like something verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||||||
| fantasy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • imagination unrestricted by reality • fiction with a large amount of imagination in it • something many people believe that is false verb • indulge in fantasies | ||||||
| impulse | nounn | |||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a sudden desire • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the act of applying force suddenly • an impelling force or strength | ||||||
| quirk | nounn | |||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit • a narrow groove beside a beading verb • twist or curve abruptly | ||||||
| vagary | nounn | |||||
noun • an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) | ||||||
| whimsy | nounn | |||||
noun • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||
| arbitrariness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||
| capriciousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||
| flightiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||
| whim | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden desire • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | ||||||
| whimsicality | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment • the trait of behaving like an imp | ||||||
