Engelsk substantiv: whimsy | |||
| 1. | whimsy (om erkjendelse) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | notion, whim, whimsey | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | idea, thought | ||
| 2. | whimsy (om egenskap) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | irresponsibility, irresponsibleness | ||