whimsy

English Thesaurus

1. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	irresponsibility, irresponsibleness,
definition	:	a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions (noun.attribute)

2. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	idea, thought,
definition	:	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)

3. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	arbitrary,
definition	:	based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice (adj.all)

derivation	:	capricious, impulsive, whimsical,
definition	:	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all)

derivation	:	flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained,
definition	:	guided by whim and fancy (adj.all)

4. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	capricious, impulsive, whimsical,
definition	:	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all)

5. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	arbitrary,
definition	:	based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice (adj.all)

derivation	:	capricious, impulsive, whimsical,
definition	:	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all)

derivation	:	flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained,
definition	:	guided by whim and fancy (adj.all)

6. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	capricious, impulsive, whimsical,
definition	:	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason (adj.all)