History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
bric a brac

old china, ornaments etc of little value

trinket; decorative piece

caprice

(a tendency towards) a sudden change of mind or behaviour that has no obvious cause

sudden change of behavior

fad

a brief fashion, interest

craze

frivolity

frivolous behaviour or character

silliness, childishness

hobby

an activity done for pleasure during one's free time

pleasurable pastime

humour

(the capacity to cause or feel) amusement

comedy, funniness

impulse

a sudden desire to act without thought about the consequences; a short increase in strength, force

drive, resolve

joke

something said or done to cause amusement

fun, quip

quirk

an odd act or behaviour

oddity of personality, way of doing something

vagary

a strange, unusual act or idea, especially one for which there seems to be no good reason

caprice

whim

a sudden desire or idea, often something unusual or unreasonable

sudden idea

WHIMSY as in Wiktionary
WHIMSY as in Wikipedia