whimsical

• Bezeichnet etwas auf spielerische, fantasievolle oder ungewöhnliche Weise Verspieltes, Launisches oder Kapriziöses; oft charmant eigenwillig oder verträumt-skurril.

Describes something that is playfully quaint, fanciful, or unusual in a charming way.

1. Playfully quaint or fancifulB2formal

   Unusual in a playful or amusing way; not serious.

   Launisch-verspielt

   • The artist's whimsical paintings feature talking animals and floating houses.
   • She wore a whimsical hat decorated with feathers and flowers.
   • The garden had a whimsical design with winding paths and hidden statues.

   Synonymecapriciousdrolleccentricfancifulfantasticaloffbeatpeculiarplayfulquirkyunusual

   Antonymeearnestgravemundaneordinarypracticalserioussobersolemn

2. Sudden or unpredictableC1formal

   Acting or done on a sudden impulse; capricious.

   Launisch

   • His whimsical decision to quit his job surprised everyone.
   • The weather here is whimsical, changing from sunny to stormy in minutes.
   • She had a whimsical habit of changing her travel plans at the last minute.

   Synonymecapriciouserraticfickleflightyimpulsivemercurialunpredictablevolatilewayward

   Antonymeconsistentmethodicalpredictableregularstablesteadysystematic