- whimsey
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Whimsey — Whim sey, Whimsy Whimsy, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. The whimsies of poets and painters. Ray. [1913 Webster] Men s folly, whimsies, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whimsey — Whim sey, v. t. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. [R.] [1913 Webster] To have a man s brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whimsey — Whim Whim, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move briskly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whimsey — noun 1. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑capriciousness •… … Useful english dictionary
whimsey — /hwim zee, wim /, n., pl. whimseys. whimsy. * * * … Universalium
whimsey — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See whimsy … English dictionary for students
whimsey — see whimsy … English dictionary
whimsey — n. Caprice, whim … New dictionary of synonyms
whimsey — /ˈwɪmzi/ (say wimzee) noun (plural whimseys) → whimsy …
whimsey glass — ▪ glass also called Frigger, glass with no utilitarian purpose, executed to satisfy the whim of the glassmaker. Such offhand exercises in skill are almost as old as glassmaking itself. Some of the earliest pieces blown for fun are boots… … Universalium
