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whimsical

[hwim-zi-kuhl, wim-] / ˈʰwɪm zɪ kəl, ˈwɪm- /


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While much of the album feels appropriately bittersweet, McCartney finds plenty of time for whimsical diversions.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

But lighting is an intimate affair in this city; Los Angeles has long loved its ornamental and whimsical street lamps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Given the seriousness of the King's objectives – with no less than the future of US-UK relations at stake – his speech was, at times, whimsical.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Macofsky was intrigued by the whimsical title of “Womb Witch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It was another circular structure wrought in glowing white stone, but the treasury had no windows, no whimsical decoration or dragon’s scales.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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