English noun: whim | |||
1. | whim (feeling) a sudden desire | ||
Samples | He bought it on an impulse. | ||
Synonyms | caprice, impulse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | desire | ||
2. | whim (cognition) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | ||
Samples | The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon. Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it. | ||
Synonyms | notion, whimsey, whimsy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||