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adjective

whimsical

playfully quaint or fanciful; acting in a capricious manner

In a sentence

Six example sentences with whimsical, each labelled with its topic.

  • The mural is whimsical, filling a bank wall with dancing teapots that nobody expected from such a serious institution.

    Art

  • The album takes a whimsical turn halfway through, with a kazoo solo arriving in the middle of a funeral hymn.

    Music

  • The garden pavilion is frankly whimsical, shaped like an upturned boat with portholes that let sunlight spill across the floor.

    Architecture

  • The children's book is whimsical from the first page, with a postman who delivers letters to clouds.

    Literature

  • The dessert menu is whimsical, serving a lemon tart shaped like a duck and a cake that looks like a hat.

    Cooking

  • The game's whimsical world lets players ride giant snails and trade buttons with talking mushrooms.

    Gaming

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