whimsey

/wˈɪmsi/ noun B2

a fanciful or capricious idea

Word Origin Whimsey (or whimsy) comes from whim, a word of uncertain origin but probably imitative of a quick movement. The -sey suffix makes it a noun for a whimsical thing. Related: whim, whimsical, whimsically, whim-wham. So whimsey is a playful, fanciful notion.

noun a fanciful or capricious idea B2

She had a sudden whimsey to build a castle out of pillows.

(名词) 怪念头;奇想;异想天开 【古怪的念头】

她突然异想天开,要用枕头搭一座城堡。

(sustantivo) capricho; antojo; extravagancia [una idea imaginativa o caprichosa]

Tuvo un capricho repentino de construir un castillo con almohadas.

(nom) fantaisie; caprice; lubie; boutade [Idée fantaisiste et capricieuse, souvent soudaine.]

Elle a eu un soudain whimsey de construire un château avec des coussins.

(Substantiv) Laune; Einfall [eine spontane, oft ungewöhnliche oder versponnene Idee, die ohne logischen Grund entsteht]

Plötzlich hatte sie die **whimsey**, ein Schloss aus Kissen zu bauen.

(名詞) 風変わりで気まぐれな考え;突拍子もない空想。

彼女は、枕で城を建てたいという突飛な考えを急に抱いた。

(substantivo) capricho; fantasia; ideia extravagante; esquisitice; maluquice [uma ideia fantasiosa ou caprichosa]

Ela teve uma ideia repentina de construir um castelo com travesseiros.

noun Alternative spelling of whimsy. countable

Her writing was full of delightful whimsey and playful imagination.

(名词) 异想天开;奇思妙想; whimsy 【异想天开(异拼)】

她的写作充满了愉快的奇想和顽皮的想象力。

(sustantivo) capricho; antojo; fantasía; extravagancia [Variante ortográfica de 'whimsy' (capricho, extravagancia o fantasía).]

Su escritura estaba llena de encantadores caprichos e imaginación juguetona.

(nom) caprice; fantaisie; lubie; bizarrerie [Variante orthographique de « whimsy » : fantaisie, caprice, caractère imaginatif et imprévisible.]

Son écriture était pleine d'un **whimsey** délicieux et d'une imagination joueuse.

(Substantiv) Laune; Verspieltheit; Skurrilität [**whimsey** *f* (selten) Alternative Schreibweise von *whimsy* („verspielte Laune“, „skurrile Idee“ oder „fantasievoller Einfall“).]

Ihre Texte waren voller charmanter **whimsey** und verspielter Fantasie.

(名詞) 「whimsy」の別綴(つづ)り。気まぐれ、奇想、いたずら心、遊び心。

「彼女の文章は、楽しい奇想と遊び心のある想像力に満ちていた。」

(substantivo) capricho; fantasia; esquisitice; excentricidade [Grafia alternativa de whimsy (capricho, fantasia).]

Sua escrita era cheia de encantadora fantasia e imaginação brincalhona.

Word parts: whim + sey

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