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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kimagure
"アーティストの気まぐれが観客を魅了した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being whimsical; playful or fanciful behavior.
"The whimsicality of the artist's work captivated the audience." - 2
A whimsical or fanciful idea or notion.
"Her whimsicality often led to creative solutions in her projects."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'whimsicality' derives from the word 'whimsy', which has its roots in the early 19th century, possibly from the word 'whim', meaning a fanciful or capricious idea. The suffix '-ality' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, thus 'whimsicality' refers to the quality of being whimsical.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whimsicality" is said worldwide
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Fantaisie
Transliteration: fɑ̃.tɑ̃.zi
"La fantaisie de l'artiste a captivé le public."
Launenhaftigkeit
Transliteration: ˈlaʊnənˌhaftɪçkaɪt
"Die Launenhaftigkeit des Künstlers fesselte das Publikum."
Capricciosità
Transliteration: ka.pri.tʃo.ziˈta
"La capricciosità dell'artista ha affascinato il pubblico."
Caprichosidad
Transliteration: ka.pɾi.tʃo.siˈðað
"La caprichosidad del artista cautivó al público."
Caprichosidade
Transliteration: ka.pɾi.ʃo.ziˈdadʒi
"A caprichosidade do artista cativou o público."
खुराफात
Transliteration: khurāfāt
"कलाकार की खुराफात ने दर्शकों को मोहित कर दिया।"
异想天开
Transliteration: yìxiǎngtiānkāi
"艺术家的异想天开吸引了观众。"
변덕스러움
Transliteration: byeondeokseureoum
"예술가의 변덕스러움이 관객을 매료시켰다."
気まぐれ
Transliteration: kimagure
"アーティストの気まぐれが観客を魅了した。"
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