"whimsey" meaning in All languages combined

See whimsey on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whimseys [plural], whimsies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|whimsies}} whimsey (countable and uncountable, plural whimseys or whimsies)
  1. Alternative spelling of whimsy Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: whimsy Related terms: whimsey man
    Sense id: en-whimsey-en-noun-4AklExHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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    },
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  ],
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        "1": "~",
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1834–1874, George Bancroft, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, volume (please specify |volume=I to X), Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company [et al.], →OCLC:",
          "text": "mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelations of truth",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of whimsy"
      ],
      "id": "en-whimsey-en-noun-4AklExHs",
      "links": [
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      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "whimsey man"
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      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whimsey"
}
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "s",
        "3": "whimsies"
      },
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "type": "quote"
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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