Whimsical
adjective
Autistic, random, unpredictable, fanciful.
He had a whimsical smile on his face.
Often appears as...
- whimsical smile
- whimsical design
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Having or showing a quirky, odd, or amusing character or idea.
The book had a whimsical plot full of improbable events.
Often appears as...
- whimsical plot
- whimsical decor
adjective
Designed in a playful or fanciful style rather than being practical.
She wore a whimsical hat decorated with feathers and sequins.
Often appears as...
- whimsical style
- whimsical hat
adjective
Autistic, random, unpredictable, fanciful.
He had a whimsical smile on his face.
Often appears as...
- whimsical smile
- whimsical design
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Having or showing a quirky, odd, or amusing character or idea.
The book had a whimsical plot full of improbable events.
Often appears as...
- whimsical plot
- whimsical decor
adjective
Designed in a playful or fanciful style rather than being practical.
She wore a whimsical hat decorated with feathers and sequins.
Often appears as...
- whimsical style
- whimsical hat
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Not Negative
While 'whimsical' can imply unpredictability, it's usually not used in a negative sense.
Her whimsical approach to teaching makes every lesson enjoyable.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Use
'Whimsical' often describes characters or stories in books that are imaginative or playful.
The whimsical characters in the novel captured the readers' hearts.
Pro Tip 3/3Inexplicable Charm
Use 'whimsical' to describe things that are charming in an unusual or surprising way.
The garden's whimsical arrangements made visitors smile.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Negative
While 'whimsical' can imply unpredictability, it's usually not used in a negative sense.
Her whimsical approach to teaching makes every lesson enjoyable.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Use
'Whimsical' often describes characters or stories in books that are imaginative or playful.
The whimsical characters in the novel captured the readers' hearts.
Pro Tip 3/3Inexplicable Charm
Use 'whimsical' to describe things that are charming in an unusual or surprising way.
The garden's whimsical arrangements made visitors smile.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Negative
While 'whimsical' can imply unpredictability, it's usually not used in a negative sense.
Her whimsical approach to teaching makes every lesson enjoyable.
Pro Tip 2/3Literary Use
'Whimsical' often describes characters or stories in books that are imaginative or playful.
The whimsical characters in the novel captured the readers' hearts.
Pro Tip 3/3Inexplicable Charm
Use 'whimsical' to describe things that are charming in an unusual or surprising way.
The garden's whimsical arrangements made visitors smile.
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It's OK to feel...
Or you can have compassion toward people who have lost a loved one and they're alone. By feeling your own feelings, you can open up your feelings more universally toward the world. So I think there's a great opportunity here for growth on the personal level, but you have to have almost a whimsical curiosity
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Technology worth loving...
to general weirdos just look at the topic and see if we can build something in that really collaborative mindset then another question we asked ourselves is that can I both be inexpensive inexpensive because that means that it's inclusive and it's kind of more whimsical it's not this deep pocketed
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This weird trick will...
Another hypothesis was that worm grunting tickled their bodies, so they emerged to end the aggravation. Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead?
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My 5 lives as an artist...
So Netra and I wound up our life, closed up everything we had, and we decided to move to New York. And this was just eight months ago. I moved back to New York, my work has changed. Everything about my work has become more whimsical.
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Pointing to the future...
And again, that stuff needs to be undertaken in the context of space. And finally, I'd like to leave you with a glimpse that takes us back to the world of imagery. This is a system called TAMPER, which is a slightly whimsical look
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A delightful way to...
They embrace the powers and the opportunities and the limitations of the world. A world of technology that is wonderful, whimsical and a tiny bit weird. When I was a girl, I wanted to be a storyteller. I loved make-believe worlds
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Why should you read...
filled with time travel, hidden histories, and magical underworlds. Readers delight in discovering how the mind-bending imagery, whimsical characters and eerie coincidences fit together. Kafka narrates every second chapter,
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The problem of light...
than just losing some whimsical ability to gaze at the stars. For example, countless plant and animal species are affected. So we could talk about sea turtles or pollinators or any of these super important species
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The invisible life...
we don't understand just how many creatures we share our world with. And that means we don't yet have the full picture of our weird and whimsical home planet. Thank you.
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Steven Strogatz: How...
All right. So before any one goes out of sync, I'll just put those right there. Now, that might seem a bit whimsical,
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It's OK to feel...
Or you can have compassion toward people who have lost a loved one and they're alone. By feeling your own feelings, you can open up your feelings more universally toward the world. So I think there's a great opportunity here for growth on the personal level, but you have to have almost a whimsical curiosity
Video examples
Technology worth loving...
to general weirdos just look at the topic and see if we can build something in that really collaborative mindset then another question we asked ourselves is that can I both be inexpensive inexpensive because that means that it's inclusive and it's kind of more whimsical it's not this deep pocketed
Video examples
This weird trick will...
Another hypothesis was that worm grunting tickled their bodies, so they emerged to end the aggravation. Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead?
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My 5 lives as an artist...
So Netra and I wound up our life, closed up everything we had, and we decided to move to New York. And this was just eight months ago. I moved back to New York, my work has changed. Everything about my work has become more whimsical.
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Pointing to the future...
And again, that stuff needs to be undertaken in the context of space. And finally, I'd like to leave you with a glimpse that takes us back to the world of imagery. This is a system called TAMPER, which is a slightly whimsical look
Video examples
A delightful way to...
They embrace the powers and the opportunities and the limitations of the world. A world of technology that is wonderful, whimsical and a tiny bit weird. When I was a girl, I wanted to be a storyteller. I loved make-believe worlds
Video examples
Why should you read...
filled with time travel, hidden histories, and magical underworlds. Readers delight in discovering how the mind-bending imagery, whimsical characters and eerie coincidences fit together. Kafka narrates every second chapter,
Video examples
The problem of light...
than just losing some whimsical ability to gaze at the stars. For example, countless plant and animal species are affected. So we could talk about sea turtles or pollinators or any of these super important species
Video examples
The invisible life...
we don't understand just how many creatures we share our world with. And that means we don't yet have the full picture of our weird and whimsical home planet. Thank you.
Video examples
Steven Strogatz: How...
All right. So before any one goes out of sync, I'll just put those right there. Now, that might seem a bit whimsical,
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
The fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical tone, despite the fact that it's about death, makes it hard to characterize with standard genre labels - but I have no problem with that. I'd call it a funny story about death, and leave it at that.
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David Shields
American Author
I'm interested in non-fiction, but a form of it which is very badly behaved, which doesn't define itself as straight-ahead journalism or memoir. It blurs boundaries, plays fast and loose with the truth - not to be silly, whimsical or lazy, but to get greater purchase on what it feels like to be alive.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
Where once Lego offered a whimsical form of escapism into the world of the subconscious, encouraging creativity and imagination, it's transformed into a rigid 'box ticking' discipline where children are encouraged to build by conformity.
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Busy Philipps
American Actress
The rugs that I picked out and the pillows with the little owls, sort of like whimsical throw pillows - I feel like you can never enough whimsical throw pillows in your house, in your life. My husband probably disagrees.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Snow is like a manic pixie dream girl: fun and whimsical when you encounter it only through the barrier of a movie screen - but absolute misery to have to put up with in real life.
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Graeme Murphy
Australian Dancer
For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.
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Harriet Van Horne
American Journalist
Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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Jazz Jennings
American Activist
Mermaids are just the most whimsical, mystical creatures of all time.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
I've learned to respect the whimsical.
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Christopher Moore
American Writer
The fact that 'A Dirty Job' has comedy and supernatural horror in it, that both are woven in and out of it with a whimsical tone, despite the fact that it's about death, makes it hard to characterize with standard genre labels - but I have no problem with that. I'd call it a funny story about death, and leave it at that.
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David Shields
American Author
I'm interested in non-fiction, but a form of it which is very badly behaved, which doesn't define itself as straight-ahead journalism or memoir. It blurs boundaries, plays fast and loose with the truth - not to be silly, whimsical or lazy, but to get greater purchase on what it feels like to be alive.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
At 35, I'm definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. There's nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else it's going to feel stiff.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
Where once Lego offered a whimsical form of escapism into the world of the subconscious, encouraging creativity and imagination, it's transformed into a rigid 'box ticking' discipline where children are encouraged to build by conformity.
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Busy Philipps
American Actress
The rugs that I picked out and the pillows with the little owls, sort of like whimsical throw pillows - I feel like you can never enough whimsical throw pillows in your house, in your life. My husband probably disagrees.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Snow is like a manic pixie dream girl: fun and whimsical when you encounter it only through the barrier of a movie screen - but absolute misery to have to put up with in real life.
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Graeme Murphy
Australian Dancer
For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it.
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Harriet Van Horne
American Journalist
Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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Jazz Jennings
American Activist
Mermaids are just the most whimsical, mystical creatures of all time.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
I've learned to respect the whimsical.
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