Other forms: whimsies
Whimsy is playful and slightly odd fancifulness. A touch of whimsy, full of whimsy, too much whimsy.
It is charming in small amounts and unbearable in large ones, which is why the word so often comes with a touch of or a hint of. In design and in writing it means decoration for its own sake, and reviewers use it as a warning as often as praise.
1nounwhimsyPlayful and slightly odd fancifulness.
“The children's book is full of whimsy, with talking teapots and flying cats.”
whimsy is a quality.
Probably from whim plus -y. Whim is of uncertain origin and first meant a fanciful notion.
Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA