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  • 11whimsicality — /wɪmzəˈkæləti/ (say wimzuh kaluhtee) noun (plural whimsicalities) 1. whimsical character. 2. a whimsical notion, speech, or act …

  • 12arbitrariness — 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 • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness • Derivationally… …

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  • 13capriciousness — noun 1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • Syn: ↑unpredictability • Derivationally related forms: ↑capricious • Hypernyms: ↑inconstancy, ↑changefulness 2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from …

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  • 14flightiness — 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 • Syn: ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness • Derivationally …

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  • 15whimsey — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑capriciousness •… …

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  • 16Wit — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wit wit humor wittiness Sgm: N 1 attic wit attic wit attic salt Sgm: N 1 atticism atticism Sgm: N 1 salt salt esprit point …

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  • 17Fantasticism — Fan*tas ti*cism, n. The quality of being fantastical; fancifulness; whimsicality. Ruskin. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18whimsical — adjective Etymology: whimsy Date: 1653 1. full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims 2. a. resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; especially lightly fanciful < whimsical decorations > b. subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable&#8230; …

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  • 19witty — adjective (wittier; est) Date: before 12th century 1. archaic having good intellectual capacity ; intelligent 2. amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution < the costumes are sumptuous and witty Virgil Thomson > < the musical&#8230; …

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