Definitions for: Whimsey

[n] the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
[n] a whimsical idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"

Webster (1913) Definition: Whim"sey, Whimsy Whimsy, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [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) A whim.

Whim"sey, v. t.
To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
[R.]

To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. --J.
Fletcher.

Synonyms: arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, notion, whim, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsy

See Also: idea, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness, thought

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