whimsey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
    whim; notion; whimsy.
    • the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
    • he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
    • whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it
  2. noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
    arbitrariness; whimsy; whimsicality; capriciousness; flightiness.
    • I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

WordNet

Whim"sey, Whimsy noun (Also<
  • Whimsey
  • Whimsy
)
Etymology
See Whim.
Wordforms
plural Whimseys or Whimsies
Definitions
  1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." Ray.
    Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. Swift.
    Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. Bancroft.
  2. (Mining) A whim.
Whim"sey transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. R.
    To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher.

Webster 1913