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Word: Whimsy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘caprice’): probably based on whim-wham
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈwɪmzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour
Short Definition:playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour
Examples:- the film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing
Definition:
a whim
Short Definition:whim
Examples:- a clean slate on which to enter information in the form that suits your whimsy
Variant Forms:
- whimsey
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