noun
Meaning 1
The state of being whimsical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
whimsicality
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noun
Meaning 2
Something whimsical; a caprice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the trait of behaving like an imp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impishness, mischievousness, puckishness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: playfulness, fun
noun
Meaning 4
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: irresponsibility, irresponsibleness
History
Etymology
From whimsical + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: speelsheid — state
- Dutch: grilligheid — state
- Finnish: oikullisuus — state
- Finnish: oikuttelu — state