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whimsy

How many syllables in whimsy?

  2 syllables

Divide whimsy into syllables:   whim-sy
Stressed syllable in whimsy:   whim-sy
How to say whimsy:

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Synonyms for whimsy


1 syllable
  • dream
  • hope
2 syllables
  • daydream
  • fancy
  • desire
  • vision
5 syllables
  • castle in the sky
    8 syllables
    • flight of the imagination
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      What rhymes with whimsy

      1 syllable
      • whims
        2 syllables
        • flimsy
        • slimsy
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