whimsy
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zi, ˈwɪm- noun, plural whim·sies.
1.
capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
2.
an odd or fanciful notion.
3.
anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy: a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.
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whimsy or whimsey (ˈwɪmzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -sies, -seys | |
| 1. | a capricious idea or notion |
| 2. | light or fanciful humour |
| 3. | something quaint or unusual |
| —adj , -sies, -seys, -sier, -siest | |
| 4. | quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way |
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Whimsy
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Example sentences
Enormous truths can be revealed with a sense of humor and whimsy.
Normally, a camper has to choose between the whimsy of cooking over an open fire and the efficiency of a backcountry stove.
The eye-pleasing adaptation wows with whimsy even as it delivers a dark message about modern life.
The whimsy surrounding what was going on in the desert obscured the deadly seriousness of it all.
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