English Dictionary

whimsy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɪmzi/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour. / An impulsive, illogical or capricious character. / (mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).

日本語の意味

奇抜で独創的な考え、あるいは一時的な気まぐれ / 突発的で非論理的、または気まぐれな性格や行動 / 採掘分野での用語として、巻上げ装置または垂直ドラムのこと

The garden was designed with a touch of whimsy, where tiny fairy doors peeked from behind mossy stones.

庭園は趣のある夢想的な発想を取り入れて設計されており、小さな妖精の扉が苔むした石の後ろからのぞいていた。

意味（1）

A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

[…] Take heed of filling their [i.e., children's] heads with VVhimzies, and unprofitable Notions; for this vvill ſooner learn them to be malepert and proud, than ſober and humble.

意味（2）

An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.

意味（3）

(mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).

意味（4）

A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.

Dori, you have to solve this puzzle! / Sure, right away doctor. Quality construction … clean edges. Oh, a whimsy!

whimsies （ plural ）