"whimsicality" meaning in English

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        "The state of being whimsical."
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        "(uncountable) The state of being whimsical."
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          "english": "quality",
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          "sense": "state",
          "word": "oikullisuus"
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        "(countable) Something whimsical; a caprice."
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      "word": "oikullisuus"
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