All 5 Uses of
whim
in
The Fountainhead
- It was not as if the draftsman had sat over them, pondering laboriously, piecing together doors, windows and columns, as his whim dictated and as the books prescribed.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- He dismissed modern architecture, stating that: "So far, it has represented nothing but the whim of isolated individuals, has borne no relation to any great, spontaneous mass movement, and as such is of no consequence."†
Chpt 1.6
- You can't allow yourself to indulge every whim, as ordinary people can, because with them it doesn't matter anyway.†
Chpt 1.12
- But he knew the dangerous instability of her whims, and this was too valuable a whim to disturb.†
Chpt 2.8
- But he knew the dangerous instability of her whims, and this was too valuable a whim to disturb.†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(whim) a sudden desire that arises without any logical explanation