whimsy

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈwɪmzi/ / /ˈʍɪmzi/

Etymology: Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.

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, […]”

Etymology: Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.

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).
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.

Etymology: Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.

To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
“A wantonneſſe in wealth, methinks I agree not with, / Tis ſuch a trouble to be married too, / And have a thouſand things of great importance, / Jewells and plates, and fooleries moleſt mee, / To have a mans brains whimſied with his wealth: […]”