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whimsy

whim·sy [ wímzee, hwímzee ] (plural whim·sies) or whim·sey [ wímzee, hwímzee ] (plural whim·seys)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. endearing quaintness or oddity: the quality of being slightly odd or playfully humorous, especially in an endearing way
There's a touch of whimsy about the old cottage.

2. impulsive notion: an idea that has no immediately obvious reason to exist
We can't always be catering to their whimsies.

[Early 17th century. Probably based on whim-wham, perhaps after words like dropsy]
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