Fickle vs Whim - What's the difference?
fickle | whim |
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
(figurative) changeable
* 2014, (Paul Salopek), Blessed. Cursed. Claimed. , National Geographic (December 2014)[http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text]
To deceive; flatter.
To puzzle; perplex; nonplus.
A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea
* Churchill
(mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
As an adjective fickle
is quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.As a verb fickle
is to deceive; flatter.As a noun whim is
a fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea.fickle
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fikil, fikil, from (etyl) {{term, ficol, , fickle, cunning, tricky , deceitful, lang=ang}}, equivalent to . More at (l).Adjective
(en-adj)- To the south, the vast geometrical deserts of Arabian nomads, a redoubt of feral movement, of fickle winds, of open space, of saddle leather—home to the wild Bedouin tribes.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) fikelen, from .Verb
(fickl)whim
English
(wikipedia whim)Etymology 1
Apocopal derivation of "whim-wham."Noun
(en noun)- Let every man enjoy his whim .
Synonyms
* (fancy) lark, especially in phrase on a whimDerived terms
* on a whim * whim gin * whim shaft * whimsicalExternal links
*Picture of a horse-powered whim used to wind the cables on to work the mine between the depth of 50 feet to 500 feet - photo taken at Gympie, Queensland, Australia