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Whimsy   Listen
noun
Whimsy, Whimsey  n.  (pl. whimseys or whimsies)  
1.
A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." "Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy." "Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth."
2.
(Mining) A whim.





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"Whimsy" Quotes from Famous Books



... Immorality; Nor properly of Raillery, his Adventures in general being too gross and disastrous;— The Humour appears, in the Representation of a Person in real Life, fancying himself to be, under the most solemn Obligations to attempt hardy Atchievements; and upon this Whimsy immediately pursuing the most romantic Adventures, with great Gravity, Importance, and Self- sufficiency; To heighten your Mirth, the hardy Atchievements to be accomplish'd by this Hero, are wittily contrasted by his own meagre ...
— An Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, Humour, Railery, Satire, and Ridicule (1744) • Corbyn Morris
... Leo. That wouldn't be playing the game. No matter what I felt at heart, I'd say, 'Bless you, my children.' But just the same—" He paused, and the laughter signals in the corners of his eyes advertised a whimsey—"I'd say to myself that Leo was making a sad mistake. You see, he doesn't ...
— The Little Lady of the Big House • Jack London


Words linked to "Whimsy" :   flightiness, arbitrariness, thought, notion, idea, whimsicality, capriciousness, irresponsibleness


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