Whimsical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whimsical is an adjective meaning Given to whimsy.
Meaning
Given to whimsy.
Example Sentences
There is nothing innocuous, innocent or whimsical in a Totalitarian society, at least in the public sphere.
Mr. Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair after his whimsical protest, and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, […].
Even the putatively innocuous whimsical shapes and designs of cakes and pastry, notably in Central Europe, retain to this day the phallic concept[.]
Her lips wavered into a smile—she had been distracted by the whimsical remembrance of the confidences she had made to him, two years earlier, in that very room.
Synonyms for whimsical
Depending on context, synonyms include idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, pixilated, playful, quirky.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include capricious, impulsive, arbitrary, frivolous, temperamental, delusional.
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