whim

whim

noun

Definition 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