whimsy (redirected from whimseys)

whim·sy also whim·sey  (hwmz, wm-)

n. pl. whim·sies also whim·seys

1. An odd or fanciful idea; a whim.

2. A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy.

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[Probably from whim-wham, fanciful object.]

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whimsy

Noun

1. pl -sies a fanciful or playful idea: they thought sparing the rod a foolish whimsy

2. capricious or playful behaviour: sudden flights of whimsy [from whim]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	whimsy - an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" whimsey, whim, notion idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
	2.	whimsy - the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" arbitrariness, flightiness, whimsicality, whimsey, capriciousness irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions