Whimsical - English meaning

adjective

Very strange or unusual.

Usage examples:

A bizarre situation

adjective

Strange and unusual

Usage examples:

That party was too bizarre for me!

adjective

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

Usage examples:

It's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss

adjective

Likely to change, or reacting to a sudden desire or new idea

Usage examples:

We have had very capricious weather lately.

adjective

Liable to unpredictable variation.

Usage examples:

The weather will be changeable with rain at times

adjective

Changing often

Usage examples:

The weather is very changeable this time of year.

adjective

Eager to know or learn something.

Usage examples:

I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom

adjective

Interested in learning about people or things around you

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] i’m curious to see what’s going to happen on the political scene., a curious fi…

abbreviation

(in genealogies) daughter.

Usage examples:

Henry m. georgina 1957, 1s 2d

contraction

Had.

Usage examples:

They'd already gone

noun

The fourth letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

Each half resembles a uppercase letter d, so the two parts of the cyclotron are known as dees.

adjective

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Usage examples:

His unique brand of droll self-mockery

noun

A jester or entertainer; a buffoon.

Usage examples:

When english replaced cornish as the language of cornwall, the drolls' stories began to die out as …

adjective

Amusing in an unusual way

Usage examples:

I always loved his droll sense of humor.

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Usage examples:

He noted her eccentric appearance

noun

A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He's seen as a local eccentric

adjective

Strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

Eccentric behavior, she was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats., [ u ] although his reputa…

adjective

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

Usage examples:

Her breathing was erratic

noun

A rock or boulder that differs from the surrounding rock and is believed to have been brought from a distance by glacial action.

Usage examples:

The source of stone for the whetstones may have been glacial erratics

adjective

Changing suddenly and unexpectedly

Usage examples:

An erratic schedule

adverb

At any time.

Usage examples:

Nothing ever seemed to ruffle her

adverb

At any time

Usage examples:

Nothing ever happens here., have you ever been to europe?, i thought she was famous, but none of my…

adjective

Responding too readily to something new or stimulating; easily excited.

Usage examples:

A rather excitable young man

adjective

(of a person or an animal) tending to react quickly and strongly to things

Usage examples:

The dog is excitable, so don’t come too close.

adjective

Over-imaginative and unrealistic.

Usage examples:

Ever more fanciful proposals were raised

adjective

Extraordinarily good or attractive.

Usage examples:

They did a fantastic job

adjective

Changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.

Usage examples:

Celebs trying to appeal to an increasingly fickle public

adjective

Likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason

Usage examples:

He criticized the fickle behavior of football fans who cheer you one week and boo you the next., fi…

adjective

Likely to change suddenly and without warning

Usage examples:

Do americans know how to invest in fickle markets?, the art market is as fickle and hard to predict…

adjective

Rising and falling irregularly in number or amount.

Usage examples:

A fluctuating level of demand

verb

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year

adjective

Fluctuating prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down

Usage examples:

Flexible mortgages are suitable for borrowers with reliable but fluctuating income., using temporar…

adjective

Very unusual, strange, or unexpected.

Usage examples:

Freakish weather

adjective

Very unusual or unexpected, especially in an unpleasant or strange way

Usage examples:

Freakish weather conditions have caused massive traffic jams in the area., when you're a child you …

adjective

Very odd, strange, or eccentric.

Usage examples:

A freaky coincidence

adjective

Very strange and sometimes a bit frightening

Usage examples:

It was freaky hearing such a big star tell me how much he loved my record., playing the final scene…

adjective

Relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

Usage examples:

She emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties

adjective

Having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features

Usage examples:

The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style., he follows a very idiosy…

adjective

Acting or done without forethought.

Usage examples:

They'd married as impulsive teenagers

adjective

Acting or done suddenly without any planning or consideration of the results

Usage examples:

She’s an impulsive shopper and often buys things she doesn’t need.

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

Usage examples:

The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

Frequently changing; variable or irregular.

Usage examples:

The exact dimensions aren't easily measured since they are inconstant

adjective

Not staying the same, especially in emotion, behaviour, or choice of sexual partner

Usage examples:

An inconstant lover

adjective

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

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His mercurial temperament

noun

A drug or other compound containing mercury.

Usage examples:

For twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use

adjective

Changing suddenly and often

Usage examples:

A mercurial temperament, she was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings., a mer…

adjective

Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way.

Usage examples:

Mischievous children

adjective

Liable to change.

Usage examples:

The mutable nature of fashion

adjective

Able or likely to change

Usage examples:

The mutable nature of love, language is not static, it is mutable.

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Strange or unexpected

Usage examples:

An odd person, that’s odd – i thought i left my glasses on the table but they’re not here., he’s go…

adjective

Not coinciding with the beat.

Usage examples:

A rapid tempo is essential here, otherwise we will not sense the offbeat hemiolas

noun

Any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar.

Usage examples:

The horns come in full-force on the offbeats

adjective

Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.

Usage examples:

Outlandish, brightly coloured clothes

adjective

Strange and unusual

Usage examples:

She liked to dress in outlandish clothes.

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

Usage examples:

Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

adjective

Fond of games and amusement; light-hearted.

Usage examples:

A playful tomboy who loves to dress up

adjective

Done as a form of play rather than intended seriously, or wanting to have a good time and not feeling serious

Usage examples:

She gave him a playful push., my mother was in a playful mood that day.

adjective

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Quaint country cottages

adjective

Attractive because of being unusual and esp. old-fashioned

Usage examples:

In spain, we visited a cobblestone plaza with quaint little cafés around its perimeter.

adjective

Strange; odd.

Usage examples:

She had a queer feeling that they were being watched

verb

(of a person) homosexual.

adjective

Unusual or strange

Usage examples:

She had a queer expression on her face.

noun

The liquid metal mercury.

Usage examples:

Mercury has long been known also by the name quicksilver, because it is a silver liquid.

noun

→  mercury

adjective

Having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

Usage examples:

Her sense of humour was decidedly quirky

adjective

Unusual in an attractive and interesting way

Usage examples:

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

adjective

(of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood.

Usage examples:

A temperamental film star

adjective

Expressive of your emotional character

Usage examples:

A temperamental young man, our vcr can be temperamental.

adjective

Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

Usage examples:

His unconventional approach to life

adjective

Not able to be predicted; changeable.

Usage examples:

The unpredictable weather of the scottish islands

adjective

Tending to change suddenly and without reason or warning, and therefore not able to be depended on

Usage examples:

Unpredictable weather, the world is pretty unpredictable.

adjective

If something is unpredictable, it is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, so cannot be planned for

Usage examples:

To protect it from the unpredictable nature of software sales, the company has adopted a new busine…

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

adjective

Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Usage examples:

It was unusual for dennis to be late

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.

adjective

Not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

Usage examples:

The quality of hospital food is highly variable

noun

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.

Usage examples:

There are too many variables involved to make any meaningful predictions

adjective

Likely to change, or showing change or difference as a characteristic

Usage examples:

Our weather is very variable in the spring., there is a lot of variability between brands., among t…

adjective

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

Usage examples:

Volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene

noun

A volatile substance.

Usage examples:

Methyl acetate had the highest mean peak height of the selected volatiles, followed by acetic acid …

adjective

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, or suddenly violent or angry

Usage examples:

It was a volatile situation, and the police handled it well., the stock market was highly volatile …

adjective

Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

Usage examples:

A waggish riposte

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

Usage examples:

Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Usage examples:

Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy