whimsy

Noun
Synonyms: notionwhimwhimseyflightinessarbitrarinesswhimsicalitycapriciousness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea“the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”“he had a whimsy about flying to the moon”“whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it”Synonyms: notionwhimwhimsey
  2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment“I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory”Synonyms: flightinessarbitrarinesswhimsicalitywhimseycapriciousness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor Whimsies. [See Whim.] [1913 Webster]

1.A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray. [1913 Webster]

Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy.— Swift.[1913 Webster]
Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth.— Bancroft.[1913 Webster]

2.(Mining) A whim. [1913 Webster]

Whimsy \Whim"sy\, n. A whimsey. [1913 Webster]
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