Synonyms for whimsy
ˈʰwɪm zi, ˈwɪm-whim·sy

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1. notion, whim, whimsy, whimseynoun

   an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

   "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

   Synonyms:
   whimsicality, impression, feeling, notion, flightiness, opinion, whim, caprice, whimsey, capriciousness, belief, impulse, arbitrariness

2. flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousnessnoun

   the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

   "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"

   Synonyms:
   mischievousness, unpredictability, whimsicality, arbitrariness, whim, puckishness, flightiness, capriciousness, whimsey, notion, impishness

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1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.