| slovo | definícia |
whim
(encz) | whim,vrtoch n: Zdeněk Brož |
Whim
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Whimbrel.] (Zool.)
The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
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Whim
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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Whim
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, v. i.
To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical,
giddy, or freakish. [R.] --Congreve.
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whim
(wn) | whim
n 1: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn:
caprice, impulse, whim]
2: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "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" [syn: notion,
whim, whimsy, whimsey] |
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whimsically
(mass) | whimsically
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whimper
(encz) | whimper,skuhrání n: Zdeněk Brožwhimper,skuhrat v: Zdeněk Brož |
whims
(encz) | whims,rozmary n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
whimsey
(encz) | whimsey,rozmar n: PetrVwhimsey,vrtoch n: PetrV |
whimsical
(encz) | whimsical,náladový adj: PetrVwhimsical,rozmarný adj: whimsical,výstřední adj: PetrV |
whimsicality
(encz) | whimsicality,rozmarnost n: |
whimsically
(encz) | whimsically,náladově adv: Zdeněk Brož |
whimsies
(encz) | whimsies, |
whimsy
(encz) | whimsy,rozmar n: Zdeněk Brožwhimsy,vrtoch n: Zdeněk Brož |
Whim
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Whimbrel.] (Zool.)
The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
[1913 Webster]Whim \Whim\, v. i.
To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical,
giddy, or freakish. [R.] --Congreve.
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Whim gin
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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whim gin
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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Whim shaft
(gcide) | Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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whimbreal
(gcide) | Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. Whimper.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also {Jack
curlew}, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.
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Whimbrel
(gcide) | Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. Whimper.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also {Jack
curlew}, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See
Illustration in Appendix.
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Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.
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Whimling
(gcide) | Whimling \Whim"ling\, n. [Whim + -ling.]
One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child.
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Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves.
--Beau. & Fl.
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Whimmy
(gcide) | Whimmy \Whim"my\, a.
Full of whims; whimsical.
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The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man
whimmy or makes him so. --Coleridge.
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Whimper
(gcide) | Whimper \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Whimpering.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
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Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
[1913 Webster]Whimper \Whim"per\, v. t.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
[1913 Webster]Whimper \Whim"per\, n.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive
of complaint or grief.
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Whimpered
(gcide) | Whimper \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Whimpering.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
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Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
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Whimperer
(gcide) | Whimperer \Whim"per*er\, n.
One who whimpers.
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Whimpering
(gcide) | Whimper \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whimpered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Whimpering.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
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Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
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Whimple
(gcide) | Whimple \Whim"ple\, v. t.
See Wimple.
[1913 Webster]Whimple \Whim"ple\, v. i. [Cf. Whiffle.]
To whiffle; to veer.
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Whimsey
(gcide) | Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
[1913 Webster]Whimsey \Whim"sey\, v. t.
To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
[R.]
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To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. --J.
Fletcher.
[1913 Webster]Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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whimsey
(gcide) | Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
[1913 Webster]Whimsey \Whim"sey\, v. t.
To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
[R.]
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To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. --J.
Fletcher.
[1913 Webster]Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim
giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,
Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,
dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move
briskly.]
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1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary
eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a
humor; a caprice.
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Let every man enjoy his whim. --Churchill.
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2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse
power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from
mines, or for other purposes; -- called also whim gin,
and whimsey.
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Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2.
Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,
etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.
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Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.
Usage: Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an
impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child
or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to
peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is
closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more
definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.
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Whimseys
(gcide) | Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
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Whimsical
(gcide) | Whimsical \Whim"si*cal\, a. [From Whimsey.]
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1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim;
having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A
whimsical insult." --Macaulay.
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My neighbors call me whimsical. --Addison.
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2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised;
fantastic. "A whimsical chair." --Evelyn.
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Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.
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Whimsicality
(gcide) | Whimsicality \Whim`si*cal"i*ty\, n.
The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.
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Whimsically
(gcide) | Whimsically \Whim"si*cal*ly\, adv.
In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
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Whimsicalness
(gcide) | Whimsicalness \Whim"si*cal*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being whimsical; freakishness;
whimsical disposition.
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Whimsies
(gcide) | Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
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Whimsy
(gcide) | Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. Whimseysor
Whimsies. [See Whim.]
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1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd
conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.
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Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the
calm revelation of truth. --Bancroft.
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2. (Mining) A whim.
[1913 Webster]Whimsy \Whim"sy\, n.
A whimsey.
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Whimwham
(gcide) | Whimwham \Whim"wham\, n. [Formed from whim by reduplication.]
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1. A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a
gimcrack. [R.]
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They'll pull ye all to pieces for your whimwhams.
--Bear. & Fl.
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2. A whim, or whimsey; a freak.
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whimper
(wn) | whimper
n 1: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way [syn:
whimper, whine]
v 1: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: wail,
whimper, mewl, pule] |
whimsey
(wn) | whimsey
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "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"
[syn: notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or
caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the
flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn:
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy,
whimsey, capriciousness] |
whimsical
(wn) | whimsical
adj 1: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by
necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal";
"authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the
victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: capricious,
impulsive, whimsical] |
whimsicality
(wn) | whimsicality
n 1: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or
caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the
flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn:
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy,
whimsey, capriciousness]
2: the trait of behaving like an imp [syn: impishness,
mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality] |
whimsically
(wn) | whimsically
adv 1: in a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully
decorated" [syn: fancifully, whimsically] |
whimsy
(wn) | whimsy
n 1: an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "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"
[syn: notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey]
2: the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or
caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the
flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" [syn:
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy,
whimsey, capriciousness] |
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