When we talk about something redundant, from our point of view, we use the word "whim". It is so obvious that it does not even need to be explained. Today we will reveal its vocabulary meaning, we will select synonyms and give an example.
Value
It is clear that many are able to contextually isolate the meaning of the word, but this is not our method, definiteness is good in any case. Therefore, as always, we will use the services of an explanatory dictionary. So, a whim is a "capricious desire, a fad."
A simple definition is understandable to everyone. Naturally, in terms of quirks, women and children are especially different, and it is they who come to mind first of all, but we will not, firstly, be banal, and secondly, unjust. If you pay attention to the vagaries of stars, not only women but also men, it will immediately become clear: the craving for outrageous does not depend on gender, it is rather dictated by the size of income. Garages of luxury cars, letting money go to casinos, vices or expensive habits are all a whim. True, if you imagine the same people, but in different social conditions, much of what can be observed would simply not exist, because there would be no reason for this. No wonder philosophers of all ages have condemned excessiveness. For them, this entity did not have an entity; nothing stands behind it. Whims find their expression in redundancy, this is obvious.
Synonyms
However, while the reader is not bored, you need to move on in your research. We turn to those words that can replace the noun "whim." The list of synonyms looks like this:
- a wish;
- frills;
- caprice;
- nonsense;
- fad;
- whim.
There are few synonyms, but they all carry a certain connotation of judgment. In addition to the noun, “desire”, but desire is a more general concept that can be used in different contexts and meanings. For example, eating, drinking is a desire, but the need for luxury, when a person can only eat food from silver plates, is also a desire.
Is it possible to do without whims?
The narrative sets in the mood that a whim is something almost shameful. But it's not always the case. In America, there are certain ideas that in a particular environment need to correspond. If a psychotherapist charges $ 500 an hour, he cannot afford to look worse than his work obliges: a good suit, a good car, expensive furniture in his office. For business, this in itself is not important, but the situation is binding. Otherwise, his clients may not understand where all the money and status indicators are.
In the starry environment of Hollywood, the same story. And a person falling into this sparkling world simply cannot, reaching a certain level, spit on the foundations of the environment. Perhaps even the bad habits of this society only for this reason embrace more and more new generations of stars that “it is so customary”.
In other words, sometimes a whim is, unfortunately, a necessary evil. We hope this is clear. The meaning of the word “whim” carries, of course, the imprint of moral condemnation. But sometimes you can’t do without quirks; a certain society cannot accept a person without them.