Definitions

whimsicality

[hwim-zi-kal-i-tee, wim-] / ˌʰwɪm zɪˈkæl ɪ ti, ˌwɪm- /

NOUN

drollery

Synonyms

STRONG

buffoonery facetiousness foolishness jest pleasantry raillery waggery whimsy

Antonyms

WEAK

seriousness

NOUN

eccentricity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foible idiosyncrasy peculiarity quirk weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness queerness singularity strangeness unconventionality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

WEAK

commonality dullness regularness uniformity usual

NOUN

flightiness

Synonyms

STRONG

capriciousness changeability dizziness fickleness flippancy frivolity giddiness inconstancy instability levity lightness variability volatility

WEAK

airheadedness mercurialness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

responsibility

NOUN

frivolity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

levity

STRONG

flightiness flippancy flirting flummery folly frippery frivolousness fun gaiety game giddiness jest lightheartedness lightness nonsense play puerility shallowness sport superficiality toying trifling triviality volatility whimsy

WEAK

coquetting dallying fribble

Antonyms

STRONG

sadness seriousness understanding work

WEAK

sensibility wiseness

NOUN

quirkiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idiosyncrasy peculiarity weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness foible freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness queerness quirk singularity strangeness unconventionality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

NOUN

singularity

Synonyms

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness foible freakishness idiosyncrasy irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness peculiarity queerness quirk quirkiness strangeness unconventionality weirdness

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

NOUN

wit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fun joke satire

STRONG

aphorism badinage banter burlesque drollery facetiousness gag jest jocularity lark levity pleasantry prank pun quip raillery repartee sally trick wisecrack wittiness wordplay

WEAK

bon mot practical joke

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness

Example Sentences

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Whimsicality is a great sports-following trait, and highly undervalued.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2010

Whimsicality always seeks variety of emphasis and movement.

From Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation by Everts, Katherine Jewell

Whimsicality is a flower that defies transplanting; when once rooted in other soil it shoots up into obscurity, masquerading as profundity, or pure silliness without reason or a smile.

From Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century by Hewett-Thayer, Harvey W. (Harvey Waterman)

whimsicality

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