whimsical

English

Etymology

From whimsy +‎ -ical.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
• Hyphenation: whim‧si‧cal

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Adjective

whimsical (comparative more whimsical, superlative most whimsical)

1. Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:witty

Derived terms

• whimsical sex

Translations

Given to whimsy; capricious; odd; peculiar; playful; light-hearted or amusing

• Afrikaans: wispelturig
• Dutch: vreemd (nl), willekeurig (nl), curieus (nl), speels, luchtig (nl)
• Finnish: oikutteleva, oikukas, huvittava (fi)
• French: capricieux (fr), étrange (fr), drôle (fr), amusant (fr),
• German: launenhaft
• Hebrew: שובבני m (Shovevani)
• Hungarian: szeszélyes (hu)
• Ido: ridinda (io)

• Italian: capriccioso, strano (it), peculiare (it), sconcertante (it), divertente (it), buffo (it)
• Norwegian: rar (no), sær (no)
• Portuguese: caprichoso (pt)
• Russian: капризный (ru) (kapríznyj), прихотливый (ru) (prixotlívyj), причудливый (ru) (pričúdlivyj)
• Spanish: caprichoso
• Swedish: besynnerlig (sv), egendomlig (sv), konstig (sv), märklig (sv), underlig (sv)
• Turkish: acâip (tr), garip (tr), tuhaf (tr)