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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Whimsey

· Whim·sey · IPA
01 n. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit.
pl. Whimseys, Whimsies ((#))
  1. 1.
    A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit.
    “Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy.” Swift.
    “Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth.” Bancroft.
  2. 2.
    A whim.(Mining)
02 v. t. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
  1. 1.
    To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.[R.]
    “To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth.” — J. Fletcher.