Definition of 'whimsical'
adjective
A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.
His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
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adjective
2.
given to whims; capricious
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adjective
1.
full of or characterized by whims or whimsy
2.
oddly out of the ordinary; fanciful; freakish
3.
subject to sudden change; unpredictable
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Derived forms
whimsically (ˈwhimsically) adverb
Example sentences containing 'whimsical'
Despite the warning, the house is whimsical and playful.
Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Sun (2009) Times, Sunday Times (2011)A warm and whimsical film.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)It is an attempt to show their lives gently, with a whimsical comedy, as a series of amusing anecdotes rather than straightforward mockery.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)Trends of 'whimsical'
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Translations for 'whimsical'
British English: whimsical ADJECTIVE
A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical....his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.
A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical....his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.
- Brazilian Portuguese: excêntrico
- Chinese: 异想天开的
- European Spanish: caprichoso caprichosa
- French: fantasque
- German: wunderlich
- Italian: estroso estrosa
- Japanese: 気まぐれな
- Korean: 엉뚱한
- Portuguese: excêntrico excêntrica
- Spanish: caprichoso caprichosa
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