fanciful+capricious
61Whimsical — Whim si*cal, a. [From {Whimsey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. A whimsical insult. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] My neighbors call me whimsical. Addison.… …
62Whimsies — Whimsey Whim sey, Whimsy Whimsy, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. The whimsies of poets and painters. Ray. [1913 Webster] Men s folly, whimsies, and… …
63Whimsy — Whimsey Whim sey, Whimsy Whimsy, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. The whimsies of poets and painters. Ray. [1913 Webster] Men s folly, whimsies, and… …
64Leigh Hunt — James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 ndash; August 28, 1859) was an English critic, essayist, poet and writer. BiographyEarly lifeHe was born at Southgate, London, Middlesex, where his parents had settled after leaving the USA. His father, a… …
65List of The Dresden Files characters — The Dresden Files series features a diverse cast of complicated characters. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Harry Dresden 1.2 Karrin Murphy 1.3 Bob …
66Shakespeare's editors — were essential in the development of the modern practice of producing printed books and the evolution of textual criticism.The 17th century folio collections of the plays of William Shakespeare did not have editors in the modern sense of the term …
67Pezzo Capriccioso (Tchaikovsky) — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his Pezzo capriccioso , op. 62, for cello and orchestra in a single week in August 1887. Belying its title, this work is written in the somber key of B minor, the same key as the Pathetique symphony. The Pezzo is …
68automaton — automatous, adj. /aw tom euh ton , tn/, n., pl. automatons, automata / teuh/. 1. a mechanical figure or contrivance constructed to act as if by its own motive power; robot. 2. a person or animal that acts in a monotonous, routine manner, without… …
69sober-headed — /soh beuhr hed id/, adj. characterized by clear, logical thinking; not fanciful or capricious. * * * …
70whimsical — whimsically, adv. /hwim zi keuhl, 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… …
