Whimsical

//ˈwɪmzɪkəl// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Given to whimsy.

    "Even the putatively innocuous whimsical shapes and designs of cakes and pastry, notably in Central Europe, retain to this day the phallic concept[.]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason wordnet

Synonyms

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capriciousabnormalabsurdadriftafloatagnostic

Example

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"People that have experienced so-called 'lucid dreams' often describe them as being 'more real than reality'. They also describe reality after waking up from a 'lucid dream' to be like a 'whimsical dream'."

Etymology

From whimsy + -ical.

Related phrases

whimsical sex

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