whimsy

Meanings

1. A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
2. An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
3. A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
4. A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
5. The support that protects a finished piece as it is detached from a punty.

1. To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.

1. Synonym of whimsical.

Etymology

Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.