Meanings
nounwhimsey (countable and uncountable, plural whimseys or whimsies)
plural whimseys · plural whimsies
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of whimsy.
mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelations of truth
1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
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