The Collaborative Dictionary

Whimsical \Whim"si*cal\, a. [From Whimsey.] [1913 Webster]

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A whimsical insult." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] My neighbors call me whimsical. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic. "A whimsical chair." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic. [1913 Webster]

Word Net

whimsical adj : determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: capricious, impulsive]

Moby Thesaurus

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English

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing.

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Derived terms

• whimsical sex

Whimsical may refer to:

• Whimsical, the 1906 winner of the Preakness Stakes
• "Whimsical," a song by Days of the New from their 1997 album Days of the New (also known as the "Orange album")
• Whimsical, a Norwegian musician