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whimsical

/hwim-zi-kuhl, wim-/US // ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm- //UK // (ˈwɪmzɪkəl) //

奇思妙想,异想天开,奇思妙想的,异想天开的

Related Words

funny有趣的是,滑稽,滑稽的,有趣的unusual不寻常,不寻常的,异常,异乎寻常eccentric偏心的,偏心,偏心的人,怪异的droll蠢蠢欲动,滑稽,滑稽的,蠢蠢欲动的mischievous调皮捣蛋,恶作剧,顽皮,调皮的amusing好玩的,有趣的,有趣的是,好玩weird奇怪,奇怪的,诡异,诡异的odd奇数,奇数的,奇特的,奇异comical滑稽,滑稽的,滑稽可笑,滑稽可笑的arbitrary任意的,任性的,任意,任意性capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意chancy花心,花心的,花心思,花心大萝卜chimerical嵌合,嵌合体,嵌合型,嵌合的curious好奇的,好奇,好奇的是,好奇的人dicey狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,诡异的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常fantastic梦幻般的,奇异的,奇妙的,奇异flaky片状的,片状,片状物,片状结构freakish匪夷所思,匪夷所思的,畸形的,怪异的kinky淫荡的,怪异,淫乱的,淫荡

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
    • : of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions: Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
    • : erratic; unpredictable: He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.playful, fanciful
Synonyms
amusing好玩的,有趣的,有趣的是,好玩comical滑稽,滑稽的,滑稽可笑,滑稽可笑的droll蠢蠢欲动,滑稽,滑稽的,蠢蠢欲动的eccentric偏心的,偏心,偏心的人,怪异的funny有趣的是,滑稽,滑稽的,有趣的mischievous调皮捣蛋,恶作剧,顽皮,调皮的odd奇数,奇数的,奇特的,奇异unusual不寻常,不寻常的,异常,异乎寻常weird奇怪,奇怪的,诡异,诡异的arbitrary任意的,任性的,任意,任意性capricious任性的,任性,任意妄为,任意chancy花心,花心的,花心思,花心大萝卜chimerical嵌合,嵌合体,嵌合型,嵌合的curious好奇的,好奇,好奇的是,好奇的人dicey狡猾的,狡猾,狡猾的人,诡异的erratic飘忽不定,飘忽不定的,反复无常,反覆无常fantastic梦幻般的,奇异的,奇妙的,奇异flaky片状的,片状,片状物,片状结构freakish匪夷所思,匪夷所思的,畸形的,怪异的kinky淫荡的,怪异,淫乱的,淫荡peculiar奇特的,独特的,特殊的,奇特quaint古雅的,古雅,古怪的,古老的queer蹊跷,蹊跷的,奇特的,诡异的quizzical疑惑,疑问,疑问句,诘问singular奇异的,奇异,奇特的,奇数uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗unpredictable变幻莫测,变幻莫测的,变化莫测的,变化莫测waggish夸大其词,夸张的,摇摆不定,夸张wayward向上,向前,向上的,向往的

Examples

  • How positively whimsical it would be to stand shoulder to shoulder, hovering over sneeze guards, sharing soup ladles to scoop an odd assortment of pudding, three grapes, a heap of rotini pasta, and a drumstick onto a plate.

  • He then set out to gut and renovate the ground floor to establish an operation every bit as utilitarian as the rest of the office was whimsical.

  • VdL’s invocation of the Bauhaus might seem a little whimsical at a time when Europe is facing the double whammy of a pandemic and a climate emergency, but it does make quite a bit of sense.

  • Just around the corner is the more pocket-friendly 99-room MoMo’s, a more whimsical hotel concept that called on the talents behind Sydney’s Akin Atelier for its interior decor.

  • He has emerged as one of Amazon’s highest-profile executives, taking to his Twitter to post whimsical videos like delivery drivers dancing, or to defend the company’s reputation from news stories critical of Amazon’s practices.

  • Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.

  • Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

  • The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.

  • The artists are no stranger to the whimsical and the surreal.

  • In January, the newly revived Schiaparelli sent out its first couture collection in decades, presenting light, whimsical clothing.

  • For a moment there was no consciousness in their gaze; then a whimsical ghost of a smile crept about his mouth.

  • Ida thought it was, but the quiet confidence behind his whimsical manner appealed to her.

  • Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.

  • An instance of oaths being subjected to the like whimsical conditions is noticeable in the domestic manners of Old Germany.

  • There was a whimsical smile on his lips, but his eyes were wonderfully tender.

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