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whimsicality

 
Dictionary: whim·si·cal·i·ty   (hwĭm'zĭ-kăl'ĭ-tē, wĭm'-) pronunciation
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n., pl., -ties.
  1. The quality or state of being whimsical.
  2. A whimsical idea or its expression; a caprice.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The trait of behaving like an imp; The trait of acting unpredictably and more from caprice than from reason or judgment.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
  Synonyms: flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness

Meaning #2: the trait of behaving like an imp
  Synonyms: impishness, mischievousness, puckishness

 
 
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