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whim⋅si⋅cal⋅i⋅ty

  [hwim-zi-kal-i-tee, wim-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. Also, whim⋅si⋅cal⋅ness. whimsical quality or character.
2. a whimsical notion, speech, or act.
Origin:
1750–60; whimsical + -ity
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whim·si·cal·i·ty   (hwĭm'zĭ-kāl'ĭ-tē, wĭm'-)   
n.   pl. whim·si·cal·i·ties

  1. The quality or state of being whimsical.

  2. A whimsical idea or its expression; a caprice.

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