whimsy
nounEtymology
Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.
Definitions
A quaint and fanciful idea
A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- […] Take heed of filling their [i.e., children's] heads with VVhimzies, and unprofitable Notions; for this vvill ſooner learn them to be malepert and proud, than ſober and humble.
- These days! where e'en th' extravagance of poetry, / Is at a loss for figures to express / Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy, / And by a faint description makes them less.
An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
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A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim
A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
- "Dori, you have to solve this puzzle!" / "Sure, right away doctor. Quality construction … clean edges. Oh, a whimsy!"
The support that protects a finished piece as it is detached from a punty.
To fill with whimsies or whims
To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
Synonym of whimsical.
- Whimsiest of the fairy brood, I cannot scold you if I would
- […] and if in a whimsy mood I choose to read the opening chapters last, and the closing chapters first, […]
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at whimsy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at whimsy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at whimsy
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA