Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whimmy

/ˈʍɪmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whim-my
IPA: /ˈʍɪmi/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of whims; whimsical.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man whimmy or makes him so."

Etymology

From whim + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: whim

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more whimmy (comparative) most whimmy (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce whimmy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʍɪmi/.
What does whimmy mean?: Full of whims; whimsical.
Where does whimmy come from?: From whim + -y.

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