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whimsy <-ies> [ˈwɪmzɪ] N

1. whimsy no pl (fancifulness):

whimsy

причу́дливость f

2. whimsy (whim):

whimsy

при́хоть f

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His writing sometimes edged into whimsy or the macabre. en.wikipedia.org

Laws of nature are applied inconsistently; people and objects are often levitating, and non sequiturs, whimsy, and cryptozoological intrusions are common. en.wikipedia.org

His stories also often contain elements of fantasy or whimsy. en.wikipedia.org

Nonetheless, early editions combine this seriousness with whimsy and parochialism. en.wikipedia.org

There were prayers, incantations, whimsies, melismas, mysteriosos, heisenbergs, fractal reels, forest blues, blessings... en.wikipedia.org

In general, his mode was hard-edged abstraction, although not without traces of humor and whimsy. en.wikipedia.org

His works were characterized by whimsy, detachment, sympathy, tenderness, satire, humor, and occasionally cynicism. en.wikipedia.org

The animated demos drew heavily on the whimsy and graphic style of comic strips. en.wikipedia.org

He was impressed by the whimsy and imagination of these films. en.wikipedia.org

This set the light-hearted spirit of the 16 mm fraternity, where a sense of fun and whimsy often override more serious concerns. en.wikipedia.org

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