whimsy
Lighthearted fanciful quality
Whimsy is playful, fanciful, or quirkily imaginative quality—the lighthearted impulse that produces unexpected delights: The film is full of whimsy, a touch of whimsy in her decorating style.
A whimsy is also a specific instance of such fancifulness: One of her whimsies was naming all her houseplants.
The word suggests charm without seriousness, imagination untethered from practical concerns.
Imaginative mental wandering
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
- mythicalOf folklore, not fact
surreal · ethereal · otherworldly · make-believe · wonderland · storybook · magical · fantastical
Lighthearted playful movement
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- funAmusement or pleasure
- merrimentLighthearted fun together
levity · antics · frivolity · cheerfulness · glee · mirth · vivacity · caprice
Distinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
kookiness · quirk · uniqueness · offbeat · charm · quaintness · curio · novelty
Faculty for forming ideas
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventionNew device or method
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
inventiveness · brainstorming · ideation · design · expressionism · cleverness · wit · flourish
Amusing quality
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- wittyCleverly humorous
- drollOddly humorous
comical · silly · mirthful · tongue-in-cheek · absurdity · wry · amusing · jocular
Sudden urge to act
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- changeabilityTendency to alter frequently
flightiness · mercurial · vagary · notion · fancy · mood · impromptu · spur-of-the-moment
fantasy
Imaginative mental wandering
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fairy-taleMagical children's story
mythical · surreal · ethereal · otherworldly · make-believe · wonderland · storybook · magical · fantastical · imagination
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- gaietyLively, exuberant cheerfulness
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- funAmusement or pleasure
merriment · levity · antics · frivolity · cheerfulness · glee · mirth · vivacity · caprice · impishness
idiosyncrasy
Distinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
unconventionality · kookiness · quirk · uniqueness · offbeat · charm · quaintness · curio · novelty · drollery
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- artistryExceptional creative skill
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventionNew device or method
ingenuity · inventiveness · brainstorming · ideation · design · expressionism · cleverness · wit · flourish · embellishment
humor
Amusing quality
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- wittyCleverly humorous
droll · comical · silly · mirthful · tongue-in-cheek · absurdity · wry · amusing · jocular · facetious
impulse
Sudden urge to act
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
changeability · flightiness · mercurial · vagary · notion · fancy · mood · impromptu · spur-of-the-moment · snap-decision
whimsyseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
solemnity · gravity · earnestness · gravitas · soberness
whimsypracticality
Quality of being useful
pragmatism · utilitarianism · functionalism · sensibleness · matter-of-factness
whimsypredictability
Capacity to be anticipated
consistency · regularity · methodicalness · routine · orderliness
- on a whimWithout forethought or reason
- whimsical designPlayfully inventive creative approach
- whimsical stylePlayfully unconventional aesthetic approach
- whimsical charactersPlayfully peculiar fictional figures
- whimsical artCreative work emphasizing fancy
- whimsical illustrationsImaginative, playful visual art
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