|  whim 
 
 1. a sudden desire (Freq. 1)
 - he bought it on an impulse
 • Syn:
 caprice, impulse
 • Derivationally related forms:
 capricious (for: caprice)
 • Hypernyms:
 desire
 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, whimsy, whimsey
 • Derivationally related forms:
 whimsical (for: whimsy)
 • Hypernyms:
 idea, thought
 
 
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