whimsicality

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n. pl. whim·si·cal·i·ties

1. The quality or state of being whimsical.

2. A whimsical idea or its expression; a caprice.

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Noun	1.	whimsicality - 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, whimsey, whimsy, capriciousness irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
	2.	whimsicality - the trait of behaving like an imp impishness, puckishness, mischievousness playfulness, fun - a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"

Translations

whimsicality [wɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ] N [of person] → capricho m, fantasía f; [of idea] → lo fantástico
a novel of a pleasing whimsicality → una novela de agradable fantasía

whimsicality

n → Wunderlichkeit f; (of behaviour) → Launenhaftigkeit f, → Grillenhaftigkeit f; (of decision) → Seltsamkeit f; (of architecture) → Verrücktheit f, → Manierismus m

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arbitrariness
capriciousness
eccentricity
fantasticism
Flightiness
fun
impishness
Irresponsibility
irresponsibleness
mischievousness
playfulness
puckishness
whimsey
whimsical
whimsy

Among others, to show the whimsicality of their deadly seriousness, may be mentioned the following: The Bleeding Hearts, Sons of the Morning, the Morning Stars, The Flamingoes, The Triple Triangles, The Three Bars, The Rubonics, The Vindicators, The Comanches, and the Erebusites.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

"I want you so bad, Miss Mason, that I don't dast to ask you now," he said, with such whimsicality and earnestness as to make her throw her head back in a frank boyish laugh.

Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context

But simply to turn loose your soul to every whimsicality, to play the fool unafraid of any possible result, why, that requires a man other than a householder and law-respecting citizen.

Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context

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