whimsy

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, whimsey [ˈwɪmzɪ]

n pl -sies, -seys

1. a capricious idea or notion

2. light or fanciful humour

3. something quaint or unusual

adj -sier, -siest

quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way

[from whim; compare flimsy]

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

Translations

whimsy [ˈwɪmzɪ] N (= whim) → capricho m, antojo m; (= whimsicality) → fantasía f

whimsy whimsey [^hwɪmzi] n → fantaisie f

whimsy

n

(= caprice, fancy) → Spleen m, → Grille f (dated)

= whimsicality