whimsy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
Types & categories
- thought hypernym
Related & opposite
- whimsical derivation
Sense 2 noun
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
Types & categories
- irresponsibility hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whimsical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thought |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | arbitrary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whimsical |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flighty |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | irresponsibility |