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also whimsey
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent
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Recent Examples of whimsy
Even a hundred years later, in the future that never came to be, there is magic and whimsy, wonder and miraculousness in all of that.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
In this lively oceanfront Palm Beach retreat, whimsy radiates outward from that bedroom—its murals of cats in costume echo the playful tone throughout the house.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026
Yet, neither the nostalgia nor the whimsy present makes this revival feel worthwhile.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The drawings have a sense of whimsy, yes, but are also very clearly telling a story.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
In this lively oceanfront Palm Beach retreat, whimsy radiates outward from that bedroom—its murals of cats in costume echo the playful tone throughout the house.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026
Yet, neither the nostalgia nor the whimsy present makes this revival feel worthwhile.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
The drawings have a sense of whimsy, yes, but are also very clearly telling a story.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for whimsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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Multicoin, especially, has been at the whims of crypto’s booms and busts.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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By design, the responsibility to pay these workers shifted from the employers, who were reluctant to pay Black laborers in the first place, to the whims of the customers.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Instead there is much more Raimi-esque bleak humor, defenestration, a ton of bugs, and a frustrating plethora of clichés.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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One representative, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, used humor to make that happen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One needed Mother Nature to bestow upon brewers the right temperatures for making beer, and in the days before refrigeration and even thermometers, that meant that brewing was largely dictated by the caprices of the seasons.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Order the waterzooi — the house specialty seafood stew — the duck confit, the crepe caprice, or the escargot petit gris served in a Roquefort cream sauce.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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