| Main Entry: | whimsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quaint or fanciful quality or humor |
Synonyms: |
fancifulness, playfulness, whimsically |
| Main Entry: | whimsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd or fanciful notion |
Synonyms: |
caprice, fancy, idea, impulse, notion, whim |
| Main Entry: | whimsy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | notion |
Synonyms: |
caprice, idea, quality, thought, vagary, whim |
| Main Entry: | caprice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden change of behavior |
Synonyms: |
bee, caper*, changeableness, contrariety, crotchet, fad, fancy, fickleness, fitfulness, fool notion, freak, gag, humor, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, jerk, kink, mood, notion, peculiarity, perversity, put on*, quirk, rib, temper, thought, vagary, vein, whim, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
constancy, constant, dependability, steadfastness |
| Main Entry: | fad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craze |
Synonyms: |
affectation, amusement, caprice, chic, conceit, cry, custom, dernier cri, eccentricity, fancy, fantasy, fashion, fool notion, frivolity, furor, hobby, humor, in, in thing, innovation, kick, kink, latest word, mania, mode, new look, newest wrinkle, passing fancy, passion, quirk, rage, sport, style, thing, trend, vagary, vogue, whim, whimsy, wrinkle |
Antonyms: |
standard, tradition |
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seizure; sudden emotion |
Synonyms: |
access, attack, blow, bout, burst, caprice, conniption, convulsion, epileptic attack, frenzy, humor, jumps, mood, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rage, rush, spasm, spate, spell, stroke, tantrum, throe, torrent, turn, twitch, whim, whimsy |
| Main Entry: | freak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | irregularity, whim |
Synonyms: |
caprice, conceit, crochet, fad, fancy, folly, humor, megrim, quirk, turn, twist, vagary, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
commonality, ordinary, regularity |
| Main Entry: | frivolity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | silliness, childishness |
Synonyms: |
coquetting, dallying, flightiness, flippancy, flirting, flummery, folly, fribble, frippery, frivolousness, fun, gaiety, game, giddiness, jest, levity, lightheartedness, lightness, nonsense, play, puerility, shallowness, sport, superficiality, toying, trifling, triviality, volatility, whimsicality, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
sensibility, seriousness, wiseness |
| Main Entry: | hobby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pleasurable pastime |
Synonyms: |
amusement, art, avocation, bag*, craft, craze, distraction, diversion, divertissement, fad*, fancy, favorite occupation, fun, game, interest, kick*, labor of love, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, obsession, occupation, pet topic, play, quest, relaxation, schtick, shot, sideline, specialty, sport, thing*, vagary, weakness, whim, whimsy |
Antonyms: |
profession, vocation, work |
| Main Entry: | humor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | comedy, funniness |
Synonyms: |
amusement, badinage, banter, buffoonery, clowning, comicality, comicalness, drollery, facetiousness, farce, flippancy, fun, gag, gaiety, happiness, high spirits, jest, jesting, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, joke, joking, joyfulness, kidding, levity, lightness, playfulness, pleasantry, raillery, tomfoolery, whimsy, wisecrack, wit, witticism, wittiness |
Antonyms: |
depression, drama, sadness, seriousness, tragedy, unhappiness |