whimsical
pronunciation
How to pronounce whimsical in British English:
UK [ˈwɪmzɪkl]
How to pronounce whimsical in American English:
US [ˈhwɪmzɪkəl, ˈwɪm-]
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- Adjective:
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Word Origin
- whimsical (adj.)
- 1650s, from whimsy + -ical. Related: Whimsically.
Example
- 1. What about all the whimsical sets and family-friendly ending ?
- 2. Boring fruits were arranged into the shapes of familiar objects , cute animals , and whimsical characters .
- 3. The ebb and flow of the economy has always been channelled by a combination of inescapable accounting truths and whimsical animal spirits .
- 4. I wanted it to feel punchy and whimsical .
- 5. ' Sadly , this whimsical idea has no market in southeast asia , ' it said .