whimsical

English

Etymology

From whimsy +‎ -ical.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/

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• Hyphenation: whim‧si‧cal

Adjective

whimsical (comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)

1. Given to whimsy.

   Synonyms: idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, pixilated, playful, quirky, unconventional; see also Thesaurus:witty

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page iii:

     Even the putatively innocuous whimsical shapes and designs of cakes and pastry, notably in Central Europe, retain to this day the phallic concept[.]

   • 2020 September 25, Charles Hugh Smith, The Road to Nowhere: Whatever Can't Be Politicized Ceases to Exist‎^[1]:

     There is nothing innocuous, innocent or whimsical in a Totalitarian society, at least in the public sphere.

Derived terms

• whimsical sex

Related terms

• whimsically

Translations

Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing

• Afrikaans: wispelturig
• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: капризен (bg) (kaprizen), своенравен (bg) (svoenraven), причудлив (bg) (pričudliv)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: vreemd (nl), willekeurig (nl), curieus (nl), speels (nl), luchtig (nl)
• Finnish: oikutteleva (fi), oikukas (fi), huvittava (fi)
• French: capricieux (fr), étrange (fr), drôle (fr), amusant (fr), lunatique (fr)
• Galician: caprichoso (gl)
• German: launenhaft (de), spielerisch (de), launisch (de), schrullig (de), drollig (de), wunderlich (de), seltsam (de), skurril (de), originell (de)
• Hebrew: שובבני (Shovevani)
• Hungarian: szeszélyes (hu)
• Ido: ridinda (io)
• Irish: earráideach, meonúil, spangach, teidheach
• Italian: capriccioso (it), strano (it), peculiare (it), sconcertante (it), divertente (it), buffo (it)
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian: rar (no), sær (no)
• Ottoman Turkish: دلی (deli) (eccentric, bizarre)
• Polish: kapryśny (pl) m, dziwaczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: caprichoso (pt), extravagante (pt), divertido (pt)
• Russian: капри́зный (ru) (kapríznyj), прихотли́вый (ru) (prixotlívyj), причу́дливый (ru) (pričúdlivyj)
• Spanish: caprichoso (es), antojadizo (es)
• Swedish: besynnerlig (sv), egendomlig (sv), konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv)
• Turkish: acayip (tr), garip (tr), tuhaf (tr)