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whimsical

Definition for whimsical

adjective as in playful, fanciful

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Example Sentences

Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.

Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.

The actor transformed from a sensual Marilyn Monroe to a whimsical Salvador Dali to a starving migrant mother, seamlessly.

The artists are no stranger to the whimsical and the surreal.

In January, the newly revived Schiaparelli sent out its first couture collection in decades, presenting light, whimsical clothing.

For a moment there was no consciousness in their gaze; then a whimsical ghost of a smile crept about his mouth.

Ida thought it was, but the quiet confidence behind his whimsical manner appealed to her.

Weston was a little leaner, and his face was grimmer than it had been, for the whimsical carelessness had faded out of it.

An instance of oaths being subjected to the like whimsical conditions is noticeable in the domestic manners of Old Germany.

There was a whimsical smile on his lips, but his eyes were wonderfully tender.

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On this page you'll find 135 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to whimsical, such as: amusing, comical, droll, eccentric, funny, and mischievous.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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