WHIMSIEST

WHIMSY

Source: WordNet® 3.1


WHIMSY

Whim"sey, Whimsy, n.; pl. Whimseys or Whimsies. Etym: [See Whim.]

1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." Ray. Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. Swift. Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. Bancroft.

2. (Mining)

Definition: A whim.

Whim"sy, n.

Definition: A whimsey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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