Meaning & use
Whimsey
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A less common spelling of 'whimsy': a playful, fanciful, or capricious idea or notion.
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The garden was full of whimsey, with tiny painted doors set into tree trunks.
Her artwork combines technical skill with a touch of whimsey.
A note on using this word
Whimsey and whimsy are variant spellings of the same word; 'whimsy' is by far the more common form in modern usage.
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