Synonyms for whimsy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
- n. 2
An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
Related words
- Word family
- whimsical
- Other spellings
- whimsey
Forms
- Plural
- whimsies → whims, fancies, notions, freaks…
Example sentences
- notion He had a notion that she was very angry with him.
- whim Ziri should never do something like that on a whim.
- arbitrariness Arbitrariness is the enemy of freedom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| whimsy | rising | |
| notion | rising | |
| whim | rising | |
| capriccio | steady | |
| vagary | steady | |
| arbitrariness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- whim1, kink
- 5 letters
- fancy2, freak1
- 6 letters
- notion2, vagary3
- 7 letters
- caprice2, conceit2
- 8 letters
- crotchet, whimling
- 9 letters
- capriccio
- 11 letters
- flightiness
- 12 letters
- whimsicality
- 13 letters
- arbitrariness5
- 14 letters
- capriciousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).