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also whimsey
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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
The story is faithful to the original, but the author adds whimsy by illustrating metaphors in literal ways, such as depicting Daisy and Jordan floating about the parlor on a hot summer day.
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Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Vogue’s Favorite Freckle Pens In This Story But freckle pens aren’t just about whimsy or channeling your inner Marilyn Monroe—these clever tools have a practical side, too.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The brass hardware gives it a hint of an edge to balance out the rustic wood, while the scalloped details on the doors adds some whimsy to the mix.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Basketball paper lanterns: $13.99 (Amazon) Basketball paper lanterns can light up a room while also adding some whimsy to your space.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Vogue’s Favorite Freckle Pens In This Story But freckle pens aren’t just about whimsy or channeling your inner Marilyn Monroe—these clever tools have a practical side, too.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025
The brass hardware gives it a hint of an edge to balance out the rustic wood, while the scalloped details on the doors adds some whimsy to the mix.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
Basketball paper lanterns: $13.99 (Amazon) Basketball paper lanterns can light up a room while also adding some whimsy to your space.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsy
Noun
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Instead of shaping stories that convince, craft absorbing narratives that evoke raw emotion—humor, suspense, passion, disgust and even fear.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Like a Dickensian Andy Capp, Johnson is an uber-charming rogue, an everyman bluesy belter whose winking humor with a hint of the scoundrel are not entirely unlike Scott’s demeanor, though each man’s vocals, inflection and stage presence are/were clearly their own.—
Katherine Turman,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the notion that a good tackle might fall is a big if.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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The development reinforces the notion that Nvidia — the driving force of the generative AI boom on Wall Street for the past two years, turning in extraordinary sales, profit and share-price growth during that time — finds itself in an increasingly precarious moment.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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TiVo and DVRs helped even more, but you were still limited by the scheduling whims of networks and hard-drive space.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Will there be repercussions for organizations that defy Trump’s whims?—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The scientists, led by fossil track specialist Conner Bennett, used advanced 3D imaging techniques to identify and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including impressions left behind by prehistoric birds, mammals, lizards and invertebrates.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Chido Obi has made such an impression in fleeting senior cameos that not registering the 17-year-old for the Europa League could be regarded as an oversight.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Film Says A Lot Without Saying Much This is a fantasy adventure film that involves mythical creatures.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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But The Wheel of Time is the strangest, most colorful large-scale fantasy on TV.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 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
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An e-mail publication was invulnerable to the caprices of social-media platforms and their algorithms.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2025
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But Cass is not the man to beat his head in bitterness over female caprice.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Learn about Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, smart irrigation, vegetable gardening, and flower species to attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Alicea plays Queenie, the tough queen bee, a seemingly fearless leader whose hard edges cover up her vulnerability.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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