Definition of Whimsey
Whim´sey
n.
1.
A
whim
;
a
freak
;
a
capricious
notion
,
a
fanciful
or
odd
conceit
.
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
.
v. t.
1.
To
fill
with
whimseys
,
or
whims
;
to
make
fantastic
;
to
craze
.
To
have
a
man
'
s
brain
whimsied
with
his
wealth
.
- J. Fletcher.
Related Words
idea
,
notion
,
thought
,
whim
,
whimsy
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