Word meaning
whimsical
adjective · WIM-zih-kul
What does whimsical mean?
Whimsical means playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing way.
Whimsical in a sentence
“The café is full of whimsical touches, like teacup lamps.”
Synonyms for whimsical
- playful
- fanciful
- quirky
How to remember whimsical
- Say it out loud a few times: WIM-zih-kul.
- Write one sentence of your own using whimsical, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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