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whimsy
 
SYLLABICATION:whim·sy
PRONUNCIATION:  hwmz, wm-
VARIANT FORMS: also whim·sey
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. whim·sies also whim·seys
1. An odd or fanciful idea; a whim. 2. A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably from whim-wham, fanciful object.
 
 
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