whimsical

(eg. tone, metaphor, quote )

whimsical /ˈwɪm zɪ kəl/ ?

Add to My List

(adj) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

Although the site contains all the elements of a conventional women's magazine, its whimsical, laid-back tone makes it a lot more appealing.
Minutes later, however, the message of the half-whimsical New Mexico Undevelopment Commission begins to make sense as the car whizzes past a transformer station.
In fact, he was given a great deal of praise for his whimsical posts from the road.

"It's a whimsical vote that we do each year," said Barrett, who is a vice president for the society.
on Oct 10, 2007 By: Grant Barrett Source: Forbes
"In addition to the left-hand side changes, we've updated our look and feel in terms of our color palette and our logo," Mayer said. "These changes are slight, keeping our page minimalist and whimsical, but make our overall look more modern."
on May 5, 2010 By: Marissa Mayer Source: AFP
"What they're risking here is a double or triple or multiple standard that would in fact end up treating Canadians in these circumstances overseas in much different ways depending on this whimsical judgment about what constitutes a democracy,"...
on Nov 1, 2007 By: Ralph Goodale Source: The Chronicle Journal