Whimsical

Whim′si-cal

,

Adj.

[From

Whimsey

.]

1.

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

“A whimsical insult.”

Macaulay.

My neighbors call me

whimsical

.

Addison.

2.

Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.

“A whimsical chair.”

Evelyn.

Syn. – Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.

Whimsical

WHIMSICAL

,

Adj.

Full of whims; freakish; having odd fancies; capricious.

My neighbors call me whimsical.

whimsical

English

Adjective

whimsical ‎(comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)

Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:witty

Derived terms

whimsical sex

Translations

Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing

Afrikaans: wispelturig
Dutch: vreemd (nl), willekeurig (nl), curieus (nl), speels (nl), luchtig (nl)
Finnish: oikutteleva (fi), oikukas (fi), huvittava (fi)
French: capricieux (fr), étrange (fr), drôle (fr), amusant (fr),, lunatique (fr) m, f
Galician: caprichoso (gl)
German: launenhaft, spielerisch (de), launisch (de), schrullig (de), drollig (de), wunderlich (de), seltsam (de), skurril (de), originell (de)
Hebrew: שובבני m ‎(Shovevani)
Hungarian: szeszélyes (hu)
Ido: ridinda (io)

Irish: earráideach, meonúil, spangach, teidheach
Italian: capriccioso, strano (it), peculiare (it), sconcertante (it), divertente (it), buffo (it)
Norwegian: rar (no), sær (no)
Portuguese: caprichoso (pt), extravagante (pt)
Russian: капри́зный (ru) ‎(kapríznyj), прихотли́вый (ru) ‎(prixotlívyj), причу́дливый (ru) ‎(pričúdlivyj)
Spanish: caprichoso (es)
Swedish: besynnerlig (sv), egendomlig (sv), konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv)
Turkish: acâip, garip (tr), tuhaf (tr)

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