What does whimsicality mean?
Whimsicality means (uncountable) The state of being whimsical..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(uncountable) The state of being whimsical..
We ask: Has this same ‘perhaps not ill-written Program,’ or any other authentic Transaction of that Property-conserving Society, fallen under the eye of the British Reader, in any Journal foreign or domestic? If so, what are those Prize-Questions; what are the terms of Competition, and when and where? No printed Newspaper-leaf, no farther light of any sort, to be met with in these Paper-bags! Or is the whole business one other of those whimsicalities and perverse inexplicabilities, whereby Herr Teufelsdröckh, meaning much or nothing, is pleased so often to play fast-and-loose with us?
Use whimsicality when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Whimsicality means (uncountable) The state of being whimsical..
Common synonyms include capriciousness, whimsy, arbitrariness, whimsey.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We ask: Has this same ‘perhaps not ill-written Program,’ or any other authentic Transaction of that Property-conserving Society, fallen under the eye of the British Reader, in any Journal foreign or domestic? If so, what are those Prize-Questions; what are the terms of Competition, and when and where? No printed Newspaper-leaf, no farther light of any sort, to be met with in these Paper-bags! Or is the whole business one other of those whimsicalities and perverse inexplicabilities, whereby Herr Teufelsdröckh, meaning much or nothing, is pleased so often to play fast-and-loose with us?
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