Whimsicality — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

the trait of behaving like an imp

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪmzɪkˈælᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪmzɪkˈalɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪmzɪkˈalɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /wˈɪmzɪkˈælᵻɾi/.

Examples

I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

whimsey arbitrariness puckishness whimsy capriciousness mischievousness flightiness impishness

Parts of Speech

noun	the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment “I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory”
noun	the trait of behaving like an imp

Word Forms

flighty	adjective	guided by whim and fancy
arbitrary	adjective	based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
whimsical	adjective	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
capricious	adjective	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
impish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
mischievous	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful
puckish	adjective	naughtily or annoyingly playful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Skurrilität

die Eigenschaft, unvorhersehbar und mehr aus Laune oder Laune als aus Vernunft oder Urteilsvermögen zu handeln

🇫🇷French

fantaisie

le trait d'agir de manière imprévisible et plus par caprice ou caprice que par raison ou jugement

🇪🇸Spanish

capricho

el rasgo de actuar de manera impredecible y más por capricho o capricho que por razón o juicio

🇮🇹Italian

stravaganza

la caratteristica di agire in modo imprevedibile e più per capriccio o capriccio che per ragione o giudizio

🇳🇱Dutch

grilligheid

de eigenschap van onvoorspelbaar handelen en meer vanuit een gril of grilligheid dan vanuit rede of oordeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

capricho

a característica de agir de forma imprevisível e mais por capricho ou capricho do que por razão ou julgamento

🇷🇺Russian

причудливость

черта действовать непредсказуемо и больше по прихоти или капризу, чем по разуму или суждению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सनक

अप्रत्याशित रूप से कार्य करने का गुण और कारण या निर्णय से अधिक सनक या सनक से कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাতিক

অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে কাজ করার বৈশিষ্ট্য এবং যুক্তি বা বিচারের চেয়ে বাতিক বা বুদ্ধি থেকে বেশি

🇮🇳Tamil

விசித்திரத்தன்மை

காரணம் அல்லது தீர்ப்பை விட, எதிர்பாராத விதமாக செயல்படும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విచిత్రం

కారణం లేదా తీర్పు కంటే అనూహ్యంగా వ్యవహరించే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

लहरीपणा

कारण किंवा निर्णयापेक्षा अप्रत्याशितपणे आणि लहरीपणाने किंवा मर्जीने वागण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરંગીતા

કારણ કે ચુકાદા કરતાં અણધારી રીતે અને ધૂન અથવા તુચ્છકારથી વધુ કાર્ય કરવાની વિશેષતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣತೆ

ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ತೀರ್ಪಿಗಿಂತ ಹುಚ್ಚಾಟಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಮತ್ಕಾರದಿಂದ ಹೆಚ್ಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രത

പ്രവചനാതീതമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം, യുക്തിയിൽ നിന്നോ ന്യായവിധിയിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ളതിനേക്കാൾ ഇച്ഛാശക്തിയിൽ നിന്നോ കാപ്രിസിൽ നിന്നോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨਕੀਤਾ

ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਣੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਅਣਪਛਾਤੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਤਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਾਕ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنکی

غیر متوقع طور پر کام کرنے کی خصوصیت اور وجہ یا فیصلے سے زیادہ خواہش یا خواہش سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异想天开

行为不可预测的特征，更多地出于突发奇想或反复无常，而不是出于理性或判断

🇯🇵Japanese

気まぐれさ

予測不可能に行動し、理性や判断よりも気まぐれや気まぐれによって行動する特性

🇰🇷Korean

변덕

예측할 수 없게 행동하고 이성이나 판단보다는 변덕이나 변덕에 따라 행동하는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kỳ quái

đặc điểm của hành động không thể đoán trước và nhiều hơn từ ý thích hoặc thất thường hơn là từ lý trí hoặc phán xét

🇹🇭Thai

ความแปลกประหลาด

ลักษณะของการกระทำที่คาดเดาไม่ได้และเป็นไปตามเจตนารมณ์หรือตามอำเภอใจมากกว่าจากเหตุผลหรือการตัดสิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keganjilan

sifat bertindak tidak dapat diprediksi dan lebih disebabkan oleh keinginan atau keinginan daripada karena alasan atau penilaian

🇵🇭Filipino

katuwaan

ang katangian ng kumikilos nang hindi mahuhulaan at higit sa kapritso o kapritso kaysa sa katwiran o paghatol

🇲🇾Malay

sifat aneh

sifat bertindak tidak dapat diramalkan dan lebih daripada sesuka hati atau caprice daripada dari sebab atau pertimbangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرابة

سمة التصرف بشكل غير متوقع وأكثر من نزوة أو نزوة من العقل أو الحكم

🇮🇷Persian

عجیب و غریب

خصلت رفتار غیرقابل پیش بینی و بیشتر از روی هوس یا هوس تا از روی عقل یا قضاوت

🇹🇷Turkish

acayiplik

öngörülemez bir şekilde ve akıl veya yargıdan ziyade kapris veya kapristen hareket etme özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

גחמה

התכונה של התנהגות בלתי צפויה ויותר מתוך גחמה או קפריזות מאשר מתוך שכל או שיקול דעת

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