/hwim"zee, wim"-/ , n. , pl. whimsies .
1. capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression: a play with lots of whimsy.
2. an odd or fanciful notion.
3. anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy: a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.
Also, whimsey .
[ 1595-1605; WHIM(-WHAM) + -SY ]
Syn. 2. caprice, whim, humor.