whimsy
noun
capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression.
whimsies
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pluralof whimsy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But she’s best known as the artist who was the driving force behind Disneyland staple “It’s a Small World,” still today a gleeful diorama dedicated to childlike whimsies from across the globe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
The show, which spotlights 15 artists from across the country, is packed with meticulously etched whimsies and reveries, mostly based on the natural world.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2021
When our debates are no longer resolved by deliberation over reasons, then the whimsies of power will determine the outcome.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2017
And she in no way, despite her much-expressed gratitude to Donald Davidson, her mentor at Vanderbilt, followed the Agrarians down the path of I’ll Take My Stand and their other neo-Confederate whimsies.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2014
And I am but a servant to her wishes and whimsies.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
