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Whimsy is something fanciful or unusual in a fun way.

(noun)

A fun, light-hearted movie about fairies is an example of something that would be described as having whimsy.

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See whimsy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. whimsies

an odd fancy; idle notion; whim
curious, quaint, or fanciful humor: poems full of whimsy
something odd or whimsical, as an art object, piece of writing, etc.

Origin: prob. < whim-wham

Also sp. whimsey

See whimsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also whim·sey

noun pl. whim·sies also whim·seys

An odd or fanciful idea; a whim.
A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from whim-wham, fanciful object

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