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whimsey
noun
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea
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noun
An odd or fanciful or capricious idea
“The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”
noun
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
“I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory”
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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
I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
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