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View synonyms for whim

whim

[ wim, hwim ]

noun

  1. an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy:

    a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.

    Synonyms: caprice, vagary, whimsy

  2. capricious humor:

    to be swayed by whim.



whim

/ wɪm /

noun

  1. a sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea; impulsive or irrational thought
  2. a horse-drawn winch formerly used in mining to lift ore or water


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Word History and Origins

Origin of whim1

First recorded in 1635–45; short for whim-wham

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Word History and Origins

Origin of whim1

C17: from whim-wham

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Example Sentences

That was 2010, when Williamson was seven, less than two years after painting his first picture on a whim.

And neither he, nor his secret police squad or some lawyer from Detroit, get to change that unilaterally on a whim.

Was it really, as I suspected, ordered on a whim by some yahoo who was deeply affected by a childhood encounter with Grave Digger?

These demands can increase at whim, and worsen with the birth of a child.

She was distraught and sad walking through a park on Long Island when she joined a drum circle on a whim.

She was not a puffer, but a puffer-whim worked near by, called the Valley puffer.

This is some passing whim of your wife, due to some cause or causes which you and I needn't try to fathom.

In short, he may gratify his every whim and fancy, without a pang of reposing conscience, or the least jostle of his self-respect.

Here, every stroke was to be recorded, each passing whim and mood registered, as in a book of fate.

She paid no thought to the value of money, never knowing how to resist a whim.

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