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English
Etymology
From whimsy + -ical.
Pronunciation
Adjective
whimsical (comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)
- Given to whimsy.
- Synonyms: idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, pixilated, playful, quirky, unconventional; see also Thesaurus:witty
2020 September 25, Charles Hugh Smith, The Road to Nowhere: Whatever Can't Be Politicized Ceases to Exist:There is nothing innocuous, innocent or whimsical in a Totalitarian society, at least in the public sphere.
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Translations
Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing
- Afrikaans: wispelturig
- Arabic: please add this translation if you can
- Armenian: please add this translation if you can
- Bulgarian: капризен (bg) (kaprizen), своенравен (bg) (svoenraven), причудлив (bg) (pričudliv)
- Danish: please add this translation if you can
- Dutch: vreemd (nl), willekeurig (nl), curieus (nl), speels (nl), luchtig (nl)
- Finnish: oikutteleva (fi), oikukas (fi), huvittava (fi)
- French: capricieux (fr), étrange (fr), drôle (fr), amusant (fr), lunatique (fr)
- Galician: caprichoso (gl)
- German: launenhaft, spielerisch (de), launisch (de), schrullig (de), drollig (de), wunderlich (de), seltsam (de), skurril (de), originell (de)
- Hebrew: שובבני (Shovevani)
- Hungarian: szeszélyes (hu)
- Ido: ridinda (io)
- Irish: earráideach, meonúil, spangach, teidheach
- Italian: capriccioso (it), strano (it), peculiare (it), sconcertante (it), divertente (it), buffo (it)
- Malay: please add this translation if you can
- Norwegian: rar (no), sær (no)
- Polish: kapryśny (pl) m, dziwaczny (pl) m
- Portuguese: caprichoso (pt), extravagante (pt), divertido (pt)
- Russian: капри́зный (ru) (kapríznyj), прихотли́вый (ru) (prixotlívyj), причу́дливый (ru) (pričúdlivyj)
- Spanish: caprichoso (es), antojadizo (es)
- Swedish: besynnerlig (sv), egendomlig (sv), konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv)
- Turkish: acayip (tr), garip (tr), tuhaf (tr)
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