whimsey

(noun)

noun

1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

- he had a whimsy about flying to the moon

- whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it

Similar word(s): notion, whim, whimsy

Definition categories: thought, idea

2. 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

Similar word(s): arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsicality, whimsy

Definition categories: attribute, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness