whimsical

whim·si·cal  (hwmz-kl, wm-)

adj.

1. Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. See Synonyms at arbitrary.

2. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability: a whimsical personality.

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[From whimsy.]

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whimsi·cal·ly adv.

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whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪk^əl]

adj

1. spontaneously fanciful or playful

2. given to whims; capricious

3. quaint, unusual, or fantastic

whimsicality  [ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ] n

whimsically  adv

whimsicalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

whimsical - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" capricious, impulsive arbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"

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whimsical

adjective fanciful, odd, funny, unusual, fantastic, curious, weird, peculiar, eccentric, queer, flaky (slang, chiefly U.S.), singular, quaint, playful, mischievous, capricious, droll, freakish, fantastical, crotchety, chimerical, waggish He had an offbeat, whimsical sense of humour.

Translations

whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪkəl] ADJ [person] → caprichoso; [idea, suggestion] → caprichoso, fantástico; [smile] → enigmático
to be in a whimsical mood → estar de humor para dejar volar la fantasía

whimsical [ˈ^hwɪmzɪk^əl] adj

[person, idea, plot] → fantasque

whimsical

adj → wunderlich; look, remark → neckisch; smile → verschmitzt; idea, tale → schnurrig; decision → seltsam, spinnig (inf); notion → grillenhaft; ornament → verrückt; to be in a whimsical mood → in einer neckischen Laune sein

whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪk/əl] adj (person) → particolare; (look) → curioso/a; (idea, story) → fantasioso/a
a whimsical smile → uno strano sorrisetto

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whimsical [ˈwɪmzɪk/əl] adj (person) → particolare; (look) → curioso/a; (idea, story) → fantasioso/a
a whimsical smile → uno strano sorrisetto