Whimsical words

Rarely used words with whimsical meaning

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Orphic ~ (adj.) ~ mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding

Whimsical and the related nouns whim and whimsy all ultimately derive from whim-wham, a noun from the early 16th century that originally referred to an ornamental object or trinket. Later whim-wham,

“She preferred most of all to live with flowers and music and to have a book, in quiet solitude.” — Hermann Hesse, from “Iris”, The Fairytales of Hermann Hesse