Whim vs Infatuation - What's the difference?
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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
The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.
An unreasoning love or attraction.
As nouns the difference between whim and infatuation
is that whim is a fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea while infatuation is the act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly; that which infatuates.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