whimsey
n . 怪念头;反复无常
怪念头;反复无常
whimsey n 1 :
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea ; "
the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories "; "
he had a whimsy about flying to the moon ";
"
whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it "
[
synonym : {
notion }, {
whim }, {
whimsy }, {
whimsey }]
2 :
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment ; "
I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory " [
synonym :
{
flightiness }, {
arbitrariness }, {
whimsicality }, {
whimsy },
{
whimsey }, {
capriciousness }]
Whimsey \
Whim "
sey \,
Whimsy \
Whimsy \,
n .;
pl . {
Whimseys }
or {
Whimsies }. [
See {
Whim }.]
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1 .
A whim ;
a freak ;
a capricious notion ,
a fanciful or odd conceit . "
The whimsies of poets and painters ." --
Ray .
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Men '
s folly ,
whimsies ,
and inconstancy . --
Swift .
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Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth . --
Bancroft .
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2 . (
Mining )
A whim .
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Whimsey \
Whim "
sey \,
v .
t .
To fill with whimseys ,
or whims ;
to make fantastic ;
to craze .
[
R .]
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To have a man '
s brain whimsied with his wealth . --
J .
Fletcher .
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Whim \
Whim \,
n . [
Cf .
Icel .
hwima to wander with the eyes ,
vim giddiness ,
Norw .
kvima to whisk or flutter about ,
to trifle ,
Dan .
vimse to skip ,
whisk ,
jump from one thing to another ,
dial .
Sw .
hvimsa to be unsteady ,
dizzy ,
W .
chwimio to move briskly .]
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1 .
A sudden turn or start of the mind ;
a temporary eccentricity ;
a freak ;
a fancy ;
a capricious notion ;
a humor ;
a caprice .
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Let every man enjoy his whim . --
Churchill .
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2 . (
Mining )
A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power ,
for raising ore or water ,
etc .,
from mines ,
or for other purposes ; --
called also {
whim gin },
and {
whimsey }.
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{
Whim gin } (
Mining ),
a whim .
See {
Whim },
2 .
{
Whim shaft } (
Mining ),
a shaft through which ore ,
water ,
etc .,
is raised from a mine by means of a whim .
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Syn :
Freak ;
caprice ;
whimsey ;
fancy .
Usage : {
Whim }, {
Freak }, {
Caprice }.
Freak denotes an impulsive ,
inconsiderate change of mind ,
as by a child or a lunatic .
Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought .
Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak ,
but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness .
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