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whimsy

Letters that make whimsy

s, h, m, i, w, y are letters that make 'whimsy'

Words within whimsy

whim, ms, hi, MS, Ms, HI are words within 'whimsy'

whimsy is a 6 letter word starting with w
whimsy is a 6 letter word ending with y

2 possible definitions for 'whimsy'

Whimsy as "the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment"

Under this definition, whimsy is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

whimsicality, arbitrariness, whimsey, capriciousness, flightiness have the same meaning as 'whimsy'

whimsy as a type

'whimsy' can be a type of irresponsibility, irresponsibleness.

Derivatives of whimsy

flighty, flyaway, impulsive, arbitrary, capricious, whimsical, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained are derivatives of 'whimsy'.

Whimsy as "an odd or fanciful or capricious idea"

Under this definition, whimsy is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

notion, whimsey, whim have the same meaning as 'whimsy'

whimsy as a type

'whimsy' can be a type of idea, thought.

Derivatives of whimsy

impulsive, capricious, whimsical are derivatives of 'whimsy'.

Example of whimsy used within this context

"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories", "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon", "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"