| 单词 | whimsy |
| 释义 | whimsy (once / 1023 pages) n Whimsy is what a person who's a dreamer and out of step with the real world might have lots of. People who are full of whimsy are odd, but often fanciful and lovely, like Harry Potter's friend Luna Lovegood. Whimsy is also a whim — something you do just because you want to. If you find a postcard of Alaska and take that as a reason to move there, that could qualify as whimsy. Whimsy is irrational, but playful. If you decorate your house with whimsy, you may have a wall decorated with butterflies and giant daisies with googly eyes, and a couch trimmed with peacock feathers and vinyl. It's amusing and witty, and you’re a master of whimsy. WORD FAMILYwhimsy: whimsical, whimsies, whimsiest+/whimsical: whimsicalest, whimsicality, whimsically/whimsicality: whimsicalities USAGE EXAMPLESJohnson displays flashes of whimsy, describing the kaleidoscope, for instance, as the “PlayStation of the late Georgian era,” but those moments are rare. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Many of these flyers in your book are colorful and some are explosions of whimsy. Salon(Dec 21, 2016) Last year’s vastly underrated Joy succeeded by embracing dreamlike whimsy over formula. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) 1n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea he had a whimsy about flying to the moon whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it Syn|Hyper notion, whim, whimsey idea, thought the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2n the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment Syn|Hyper arbitrariness, capriciousness, flightiness, whimsey, whimsicality irresponsibility, irresponsibleness a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions |
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