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fancifulness

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Definition of fancifulness

as in whimsicality

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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.

— Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of capriciousness

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Think of it like a recipe, maybe adding flowers to a frosted cake or sprinkling powdered sugar atop a sponge cake; Stewart's rose gold hair injects a sprinkle of the same whimsy into the last few weeks of summertime.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
And for pajama separates, something delicate but artistic like these charm necklaces from Agatha Paris adds a touch of whimsy.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of whimsy

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This is the same thing, only moms are living their I-wish-when-I-was-in-college fantasies through their daughters.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Rum has always been good at fantasy, conjuring sunshine in a bad bar, smuggling a little heat in the cold, and making the most sensible drinker briefly vulnerable to the pull of a paper umbrella.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of fantasy

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Two centuries later, the Greek historian Polybius contrasted Roman discipline, order, and rationality with Celtic impetuosity, chaos, and passion on the battlefield.

— Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
His sacred vows didn’t stop Kelly from displaying the impetuosity that brands this city’s fans.

— Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 Apr. 2018

Definition of impetuosity

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Some of the long time lag reflected the vagaries and limitations of travel in the mid-19th century, when moving family, servants, and belongings via horse and buggy in the winter months made a longer period necessary.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
There is, too, a third kind of eclipse known as an annular eclipse—caused by the vagaries of the moon’s orbit.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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