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whim
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whim
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/
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noun
1.
an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy:
a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
2.
capricious humor:
to be swayed by whim.
Origin:
1635–45;
short for
whim-wham
Synonyms
1.
whimsy, vagary, caprice.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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He should have an entourage of hangers-on jumping at his every
whim
.
Creatures like jellyfish lack their own way to get around and are mostly left to the
whim
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It wasn't a grand, official announcement, but it was clear it's more than a passing
whim
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He should have an entourage of hangers-on jumping at his every
whim
.
Creatures like jellyfish lack their own way to get around and are mostly left to the
whim
of the wind and currents.
It's quick and easy to take your picture in a booth on a
whim
.
Most prosecutors can still be fired on a political
whim
.
Pique and
whim
should not be the governing principles of campus life.
For he now became subject to the will, interest and
whim
of another human being.
Salaries aren't decided on the
whim
of department chairs.
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It wasn't a grand, official announcement, but it was clear it's more than a passing
whim
.
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World English Dictionary
whim
(wɪm)
—
n
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
[C17: from
whim-wham
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
whim
1641, "pun or play on words," shortened from
whimwham
"fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "sudden notion, fancy, or idea" first recorded 1697, probably a shortened form of
whimsy
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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