Whimsy
noun, plural whimsies.
1.
capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression:
a play with lots of whimsy.
2.
an odd or fanciful notion.
3.
anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy:
a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.
noun (pl) -sies, -seys
1.
a capricious idea or notion
2.
light or fanciful humour
3.
something quaint or unusual
adjective -sier, -siest
4.
quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way
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