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also whimsey
as in humor
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent
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Recent Examples of whimsy
Coach, too, didn’t shy away from a little footwear playfulness at New York Fashion Week last year, for which the brand’s Soho Sneaker was introduced to childlike whimsy — by way of prominent charms taking up prime real estate on the shoe’s upper and, understandably, attracting all the attention.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Black Ink Interiors In a traditional living room in Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community, Black Ink Interiors added vibrant decorative pillows for a touch of whimsy and charm.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Affirmation, though, Kore-eda would warn, is not an affect of whimsy, it must be aged and earned, not wished or projected.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Reminiscent of her striking visuals in the Louis Vuitton x Murakami collaboration, Zendaya appears larger than life—a playful, surreal perspective that echoes the artistic whimsy of that iconic collection.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Black Ink Interiors In a traditional living room in Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community, Black Ink Interiors added vibrant decorative pillows for a touch of whimsy and charm.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Affirmation, though, Kore-eda would warn, is not an affect of whimsy, it must be aged and earned, not wished or projected.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Reminiscent of her striking visuals in the Louis Vuitton x Murakami collaboration, Zendaya appears larger than life—a playful, surreal perspective that echoes the artistic whimsy of that iconic collection.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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There’s plenty of humor also in individual thoughts on their biggest but frothiest hit.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Art and humor force us to break out of those rigid coordinates through laughter, critical thinking and refusing to conform, to consider the world in different ways.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Many of the pointed questions that Cruz Guerrero sought answers to in the text revolved around fatherhood, namely the elusive notion of work-life balance.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The very notion of shared destiny and collective goals is fading.—
Sturla Henriksen,
Time,
5 June 2025
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This translates into collections that transcend seasonal whims, instead offering timeless pieces with modern sensibilities.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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Ownership of the Birmingham Property changed hands several times through transactions initiated at the whims of the Respondent.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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That gives the impression, in the stage production, that Clooney’s Murrow is going toe to toe with the real-life McCarthy.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2025
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But McKayla hastens to correct the generic impression.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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Set to John Kander and Fred Ebb's award-winning score, the trailer offers a glimpse at the film’s blend of gritty realism and old-Hollywood fantasy.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Albert Birney’s fantasy adventure Obex, co-written with Pete Ohs (The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick), sees Birney (Strawberry Mansion) star alongside Frank Mosley (Rent Free) and Callie Hernandez (Jethica).—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Vape shops have spread across the American retail landscape with a bizarre swiftness, seemingly unbeholden to the same vagaries of inflation, customer demand, and local real estate that bind every other kind of storefront small business in the country.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2023
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Third, repeaters should prove capable of swapping this data between nodes in a network in a predictable way and not one too subject to the vagaries of chance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 June 2023
Noun
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Trump ran as a populist, but his actions in office have built a new élite shaped by his personal preference and caprice.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fear of political caprice masquerading as strategy, of a trade war metastasizing into financial contagion, and of a world where traditional safe havens—currencies, institutions, alliances—no longer offer much safety at all.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Suiter added that people who have adverse reactions to bee and ant stings are especially vulnerable and could go into anaphylactic shock from the needle ant's sting.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
10 June 2025
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The granola bowl is topped with honey from the farm’s bees; the team uses beef from French Broad River Cattle Farms in nearby Etowah; and, when in season, many of the vegetables featured on the menu are harvested from The Horse Shoe Farm gardens.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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