whim
Meaning of whim
noun
- a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained.
she bought it on a whim
he appeared and disappeared at whim
- a windlass for raising ore or water from a mine.
late 17th century: of unknown origin. whim (sense 2) (mid 18th century) is a transferred use.
Information about whim
- It is a name.
- The plural form of whim is: whims.
- Languages in which whim is used:
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Hyphenation of whim
whim
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- whim is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
whim synonyms
Meaning caprice:
Meaning notion:
Meaning a strong desire or impulse:
Meaning a superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction:
Meaning a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character:
Meaning a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action:
Meaning excessive pride in oneself:
Meaning an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour:
Meaning a quirk of character or behaviour:
Meaning depression; low spirits:
Meaning a perverse or unfounded belief or notion:
Meaning an enthusiasm for a particular activity or object which appears suddenly and achieves widespread but short-lived popularity:
Meaning an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze:
Meaning strong and barely controllable emotion:
Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:
Meaning a natural talent or inclination:
Meaning a very unusual and unexpected event or situation:
Meaning a soft-bodied legless larva of a fly or other insect, found in decaying matter:
Meaning the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech:
Meaning liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse:
Meaning changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections:
Meaning a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing:
Meaning the quality of being eccentric:
Meaning inability to be predicted; changeability:
Translation of whim
Words that rhyme with whim
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