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WHIMSICALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of behaving like an imp
Synonyms:
impishness; mischievousness; puckishness; whimsicality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("whimsicality" is a kind of...):
fun; playfulness (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Example:
I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
Synonyms:
arbitrariness; capriciousness; flightiness; whimsey; whimsicality; whimsy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("whimsicality" is a kind of...):
irresponsibility; irresponsibleness (a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)
Derivation:
whimsical (determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason)
