English noun: whimsicality | |||
1. | whimsicality (attribute) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||
Samples | I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory. | ||
Synonyms | arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness | ||
2. | whimsicality (attribute) the trait of behaving like an imp | ||
Synonyms | impishness, mischievousness, puckishness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fun, playfulness | ||