whim
whim
nounDefinition of WHIM
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action <on a whim, we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream>
Synonyms bee, caprice, crank, fancy, freak, humor, kink, maggot, megrim, notion, vagary, vagrancy, whimsy (also whimsey)
Related Words capriciousness, fancifulness, fantasy (also phantasy), freakishness, impetuosity, whimsicality; conceit; concept, conception, image, impression, mind's eye, picture, thought; brainstorm, inspiration
Phrases bee in one's bonnet
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