Meaning & use
Whimsies
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Playful or fanciful ideas, notions, or small decorative objects, especially ones that are quaint or whimsical.
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The shop window was filled with hand-carved whimsies of tiny animals and fairies.
Her stories are full of gentle whimsies that make young readers smile.
A note on using this word
"Whimsies" is the plural of "whimsy," a word thought to derive from the older term "whim-wham," meaning a fanciful object or notion.
Words with a similar meaning
fanciesquirkscaprices
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