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Whim
01
a sudden and impulsive decision or desire that someone has without much thought or reason behind it
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
whims
Examples
On a whim, she decided to drive to the beach instead of going to work.
02
an imaginative and unusual idea, typically changing unpredictably
Examples
The writer's whim led him to create a character who speaks entirely in rhyming couplets.
