Dictionary definitions
- Enter a word for the dictionary definition.
whimsical
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Whimsical \Whim"si*cal\, a. [From Whimsey.] [1913 Webster] 1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A whimsical insult." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] My neighbors call me whimsical. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic. "A whimsical chair." --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic. [1913 Webster]
