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whimsical

/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/

Meanings
adjective
Given to whimsy.

Examples :

"The artist painted a whimsical mural of talking animals and rainbow trees on the school wall. "
character style attitude

Related Words

Illustration trees

trees noun

/tɹiːz/

Fast growing function based on Kruskal's tree theorem.

"While seemingly abstract, the term "trees" (referring to fast-growing functions based on Kruskal's tree theorem) helps computer scientists understand how complex algorithms will perform as the size of the data trees they process increases. "

Illustration wall

wall noun

/wɔːl/ /wɔl/

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

"The ancient city had a strong wall around it to protect its people from invaders. "

Illustration whimsy

whimsy noun

/ˈwɪmzi/

A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

"The teacher added a touch of whimsy to the lesson by wearing a silly hat while reading the story. "

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration talking

talking noun

/tɑkɪŋ/ /tɔːkɪŋ/ /tɔkɪŋ/

The action of the verb talk.

"The talking was loud during the school assembly. "

Illustration mural

mural noun

/ˈmjʊəɹəl/ /ˈmjɝəl/

A large painting, usually drawn on a wall.

"The school hallway featured a vibrant mural depicting scenes from local history. "

Illustration given

given verb

/ˈɡɪ.vən/

(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

"The teacher gave the students a new assignment. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration rainbow

rainbow noun

/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/ /ˈɹeɪmboʊ/

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

"After the rain stopped, a beautiful rainbow arched across the sky. "

Illustration painted

painted verb

/ˈpeɪntɪd/

To apply paint to.

"She painted her bedroom wall blue. "

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration artist

artist noun

/ˈɑːtɪst/ /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/

A person who creates art.

"My sister is a talented artist; she paints beautiful landscapes. "