WHIMSICAL

capricious, impulsive, whimsical

(adjective) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; “a capricious refusal”; “authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious”; “the victim of whimsical persecutions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

whimsical (comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)

Given to whimsy

Synonyms

• idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, pixilated, playful, quirky, unconventional

• See also witty

Source: Wiktionary

Whim"si*cal, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition