whimsicality
101witty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See wit. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Cleverly amusing] Syn. humorous, droll, jocose, jocular, sarcastic, facetious, amusing, funny; see also humorous . 2. [*Intelligent] Syn. sparkling, keen, quick… …
102flightiness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. giddiness, fickleness, inconstancy, changeability, volatility, mercurialness, frivolity, levity, capriciousness, whimsicality, eccentricity, variability, irresponsibility, instability, lightheadedness, dizziness* …
103whimsy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Quaint or fanciful humor] Syn. whimsicality, fancifulness, playfulness, drollness; see humor 1 . 2. [An idle or fanciful notion] Syn. caprice, whim, fancy; see caprice . See Synonym Study at caprice . II (Roget s 3… …
104panache — (pah NAHSH) [French, from Italian and Latin] Originally, an ornamental plume or arrangement of feathers on a helmet or cap. Now used to mean verve; élan; flair; a stylish and confident manner. As an actor, he won the hearts of many with his …
105whimsical — adjective 1》 playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. 2》 acting or behaving in a capricious manner. Derivatives whimsicality noun whimsically adverb …
106vagary — n. Whim, freak, whimsey, crotchet, whimsicality, caprice, fancy, humor …
107whimsical — adjective unusual or strange and often amusing: a whimsical smile whimsically, adverb whimsicality noun (U) …
108lightness — lightness, light mindedness, levity, frivolity, flippancy, volatility, flightiness are comparable when denoting the quality, manner, or attitude of one who is irresponsibly gay or indifferent especially when seriousness is expected. Lightness… …
109mood — mood, humor, temper, vein mean a temporary state or frame of mind in which one emotion or desire or one set of emotions gains the ascendancy. Mood is the comprehensive term for any such frame of mind, regardless of its particular cause, its… …
110witty — witty, humorous, facetious, jocular, jocose are comparable when they apply to persons and their utterances and mean provoking or intended to provoke laughter or smiles. Witty (compare WIT) suggests a high degree of cleverness and quickness in… …
