Caprice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An impulsive change of mind.
  • n. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively.
  • n. A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes: A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature.
  • n. Music A capriccio.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
  • n. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
  • n. A disposition to be impulsive.
  • n. An impulsive change of mind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.
  • n. See Capriccio.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sudden start of the mind; a sudden change of opinion or humor, without apparent or adequate motive; a whim, freak, or particular fancy.
  • n. The habit of acting according to varying impulses; capriciousness.
  • n. Same as capriccio, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sudden desire
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desire   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    capriccio   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    whim    fancy    fickleness    freak    crotchet    whimsey    humor    vagary    notion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bernice    Clarice    Clarisse    Denise    Elise    Greece    Luis    Maurice    Nice    Patrice   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    whim    folly    vanity    malice    extravagance    cruelty    avarice    conceit    insolence    egotism