Synonyms of the word whim


WHIMCAPRICE - DESIRE - IDEA - IMPULSE - NOTION - THOUGHT - WHIMSEY - WHIMSY

whim

  • n. A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea.
  • n. (mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water,…
  • n. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

caprice

  • n. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
  • n. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
  • n. A disposition to be impulsive.
  • n. An impulsive change of mind.
  • n. (music) A capriccio.

desire

  • v. To want; to wish for earnestly.
  • v. To put a request to (someone); to entreat.
  • v. To want emotionally or sexually.
  • v. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
  • v. To require; to demand; to claim.
  • v. To miss; to regret.
  • n. (countable) Someone or something wished for.
  • n. (uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.
  • n. (uncountable) Motivation.
  • n. (uncountable) The feeling of desire.

idea

  • n. (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as…
  • n. (obsolete) The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal.
  • n. (obsolete) The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic.
  • n. An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
  • n. More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
  • n. A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
  • n. A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
  • n. (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.

impulse

  • n. A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
  • n. A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
  • n. (physics) The integral of force over time.
  • v. (obsolete) To impel; to incite.

notion

  • n. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
  • n. A sentiment; an opinion.
  • n. (obsolete) Sense; mind.
  • n. (colloquial) An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
  • n. Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, such as a button or zipper.
  • n. (colloquial) Inclination; intention; disposition.

thought

  • n. Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
  • n. (uncountable) The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
  • n. A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of think.

whimsey

  • n. Alternative spelling of whimsy.

whimsy

  • n. A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
  • n. An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
  • n. (mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
  • n. A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is…
  • v. (transitive) To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.

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