whimsy

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
2. (uncountable, usually) An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
3. (uncountable, usually) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
4. (uncountable, usually) A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
5. (countable, usually) The support that protects a finished piece as it is detached from a punty.

Verb

To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.

Adj

Synonym of whimsical.

Konzepte

Laune

Grille

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Laxheit

Nachlässigkeit

Zügellosigkeit

Schrulle

wunderlicher Einfall

Skurrilität

Komik

Synonyme

whim

whimsey

caprice

capriciousness

fancy

vagary

arbitrariness

notion

whimsicality

flightiness

quirk

kink

laxity

looseness

maggot

megrim

moodiness

moody

oddity

quaintness

quizzicalness

temper

weirdness

whimsicalness

uneven temper

tetchiness

bizarreness

bubble

crankiness

crotchetiness

fantasy

feeling

fickle

freak

inconsistency

indiscretion

Übersetzungen

capriccio

kapris

caprice

ιδιοτροπία

gril

mizah

capricho

ghiribizzo

capriccioso

φαντασιοπληξία

stravaganza

humeur

παραξενιά

humour

fantaisie

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈwɪmzi/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.