[noun] [C] - a sudden desire or idea, esp. one that cannot be reasonably explained"Did you have any particular reason for wanting to go there?" "No - it was just a whim."When you're subject to the whims of a complete madman there's no saying what will happen.And, like any other form of clothing, it is vulnerable to the whim of fashion.You can add what you like to this mixture - brandy, whisky or nothing at all - as the whim takes you.But, Daryl, marriage is not something to be entered into on a whim!Purely on a whim I took up belly-dancing classes.Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim!
WHIM
Meaning of WHIM in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012