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whimsy

/hwim-zee, wim-/US // ˈʰwɪm zi, ˈwɪm- //UK // (ˈwɪmzɪ) //

奇思妙想,异想天开,奇想,奇思异想

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural whim·sies.

    • : capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
    • : an odd or fanciful notion.
    • : anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy: a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.

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Examples

  • If you want to add inspiration and whimsy to the desk, the Lamicall stand is the spark of originality we could all use.

  • In what is sometimes a very serious city, the project is a way to bring creativity, whimsy and delight to the city streets and passersby of all ages.

  • Whether you’re hoping to decorate a cake, jazz up a salad, adorn a cocktail, or simply enjoy a snack from nature, edible flowers can add a touch of whimsy and natural beauty to your diet.

  • Recognizing the dignity and the whimsy and some of the history of one other human may help, if you try to imagine the same qualities in everyone.

  • We did beef up on a little bit of humor, a little bit of whimsy.

  • There was also an off-putting conflict between whimsy and realism.

  • Blasim is not the kind of post-modern absurdist who trades in forced, inconsequential whimsy.

  • Sure, focussing on wellbeing over whimsy is okay sometimes, but it can't be our only option in a market with so much scope.

  • Her fantastical accumulations of detritus and throwaway goods can seem to pack more whimsy than wallop.

  • But instead of focusing purely on the color and whimsy of blossoms, Simons looked at their structure.

  • The whimsy creatures we are matched to contrast with, shift as the very winds or feather-grasses in the wind.

  • He called our marriage and the life we were living a comedy, and used to say it was a caprice, a whimsy.

  • There needs none to agitate the mind; a mere whimsy without body and without subject will rule and agitate it.

  • Kenny, who believed all things of Fate when the pet or victim was himself, refused absolutely to credit her crowning whimsy.

  • Lying in bed that morning, she found herself caught by her old impersonal whimsy.