whimsy

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, whimsey

Definition categories: thought, idea

2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

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

Definition categories: attribute, irresponsibility, irresponsibleness

verb

1. (transitive) To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.