Etymology
Origin of whimsicality
Example Sentences
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Detailed embroideries, although masterfully crafted, occasionally strayed into whimsicality.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024
And there is perhaps a little too much whimsicality in the score, which needlessly doubles down on the whimsy already on screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2015
Wilson's delicate whimsicality, and the reflective disposition that unquestionably fuels her formidable talent, can occasionally let songs flatline longer than they should.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2013
Yet the whimsicality of the recording belies songs in which Ms. Apple wars with her lovers and, often, herself.
From New York Times • May 30, 2012
But the Greek costume makes us pause; it seems a bravado in whimsicality.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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