whimsical
adjective/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #11,838 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing way.
Example sentence
The children loved the whimsical illustrations in their favorite storybook.
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