英语词汇“whimsical”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adj 2adj

Whimsical means full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim.

Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior. Both whimsical and whim are derived from an earlier English word whim-wham, which is of unknown origin. Whim-wham had about the same meaning as whim, but could also refer to an odd object or piece of clothing.

WORD FAMILY

whimsical: whimsicalest, whimsicality, whimsically+/whimsicality: whimsicalities/whimsy: whimsical, whimsies, whimsiest

USAGE EXAMPLES

This format imposes a crude narrative structure on the day’s events, with peril ultimately usurped by a happy, or at least whimsical, conclusion.

The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016)

But most of all it’s the whimsical tone of a fantasy that wavers between satire and wish fulfillment.

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

All told, the whimsical splurge will run a little less than 1 percent more than last year, largely because of slow economic growth.

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

adj determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

the victim of whimsical persecutions

Syn

capricious, impulsive
arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

adj indulging in or influenced by fancy

Syn

fanciful, notional
creative, originative

having the ability or power to create

单词	whimsical
释义	whimsical (once / 1140 pages) 1adj 2adj Whimsical means full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim. Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior. Both whimsical and whim are derived from an earlier English word whim-wham, which is of unknown origin. Whim-wham had about the same meaning as whim, but could also refer to an odd object or piece of clothing. WORD FAMILY whimsical: whimsicalest, whimsicality, whimsically+/whimsicality: whimsicalities/whimsy: whimsical, whimsies, whimsiest USAGE EXAMPLES This format imposes a crude narrative structure on the day’s events, with peril ultimately usurped by a happy, or at least whimsical, conclusion. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) But most of all it’s the whimsical tone of a fantasy that wavers between satire and wish fulfillment. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) All told, the whimsical splurge will run a little less than 1 percent more than last year, largely because of slow economic growth. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1 adj determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason the victim of whimsical persecutions Syn capricious, impulsive arbitrary based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice 2 adj indulging in or influenced by fancy Syn fanciful, notional creative, originative having the ability or power to create
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