whimsy

noun [C/U]

/ˈhwɪm·zi, ˈwɪm-/

Definition

› something playful and amusing: [U] The second book is as full of happy whimsy as the first.

(Definition of whimsy noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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