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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Whimsy Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." Ray. Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. Swift. Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth. Bancroft. 2. (Mining) A whim. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. [R.] To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher. Source: webster
  6. 6. To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.[R.]To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. J. Fletcher. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea n the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment Source: ecdict

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