whimsical

UK: /ˈ^hwɪmzɪk^əl/

US: /ˈhwɪmzɪkəl, ˈwɪm-/

US: (hwim′zi kəl, wim′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

whim•si•cal /ˈhwɪmzɪkəl, ˈwɪm-/   adj. 

1. given to playful or fanciful notions, ideas, or behavior;
   odd or strange;
   unpredictable:
   He is much too whimsical to be a good businessman.

whim•si•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

whim•si•cal  (hwim′zi kəl, wim′-), adj. 

1. given to whimsy or fanciful notions;
   capricious:
   a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
2. of the nature of or proceeding from whimsy, as thoughts or actions:
   Her writing showed whimsical notions of human behavior.
3. erratic;
   unpredictable:
   He was too whimsical with regard to his work.

• whims(y) + -ical 1645–55

whim′si•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

whimsical / ˈwɪmzɪk^əl/ adjective

1. spontaneously fanciful or playful
2. given to whims; capricious
3. quaint, unusual, or fantastic
   Also: whimmy

whimsicality / ˌwɪmzɪˈkælɪtɪ/ noun

ˈwhimsically adverb