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Meaning of whimsey

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

whimsey

noun

Definitions

  1. A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

  2. An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.

  3. A whim (capstan or vertical drum).

  4. 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.