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- Dictionarywhimsical/ˈwɪmzɪkl/
adjective
- 1. playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way: "a whimsical sense of humour" Similar
- 2. acting or behaving in a capricious manner: "the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy" Similar
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WHIMSICAL definition: 1. unusual and strange in a way that might be funny or annoying: 2. unusual and strange in a way…. Learn more.
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.
A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
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. capricious literary. impulsive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly. freakishness.
Whimsical definition: given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious. See examples of WHIMSICAL used in a sentence.
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.
adjective. /ˈwɪmzɪkl/ unusual and not serious in a way that is either funny or annoying. to have a whimsical sense of humour. Much of his writing has a whimsical quality. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
