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 | ||