whimsy
noun/ˈwɪmzi/
Frequency rank: #18,763 most common English word
Meaning
Playful or fanciful humor; a quaint and imaginative quality.
Example sentence
The garden was full of whimsy, with tiny fairy doors painted on every tree.
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