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  1. Meaning of whimsical in English. whimsical. adjective. uk/ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl/us/ˈwɪm.zɪ.kəl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying: a whimsical tale. Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer of people. Synonyms. capriciousliterary. impulsive.

    • Traditional

      WHIMSICAL translate: 離奇的;古怪的;異想天開的. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      WHIMSICAL translate: 离奇的;古怪的;异想天开的. Learn more in the...

    • Whimsical in Turkish

      WHIMSICAL translate: (eğlenceli bir şekilde) garip, tuhaf,...

    • Whimsical in Polish

      WHIMSICAL translate: dziwaczny. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  2. The meaning of WHIMSICAL is resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; especially : lightly fanciful. How to use whimsical in a sentence. Trace Whimsical Back to the 16th Century.

  3. WHIMSICALLY definition: 1. in a whimsical way (= unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying): 2. in a…. Learn more.

  4. Whimsically means in a whimsical way, which is unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying. Learn more about this adverb, its pronunciation, and its usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  5. whimsical. (hwɪmzɪkəl ) adjective. A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.

  6. First recorded in 1645–55; whims(y)+ -ical. Discover More. Example Sentences. How positively whimsical it would be to stand shoulder to shoulder, hovering over sneeze guards, sharing soup ladles to scoop an odd assortment of pudding, three grapes, a heap of rotini pasta, and a drumstick onto a plate. FromEater.

  7. Whimsical means full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim. Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior.