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capriciousness|kəˈprɪʃəsnɪs| Also 7 caprichiousness(e, caprytchyousnes. [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality of being capricious.
1617Markham Caval. ii. 53 Inuented..to showe caprytchyousnes of cunning mens braines. 1671Dryden Evening's Love iv. i, You have a just Exception against the Caprichiousness of Destiny. 1752Fielding Amelia iv. v, From nothing better than a capriciousness in his friend's temper. 1828D'Israeli Chas. I, I. xi. 301 The capriciousness of popular favour. 1863Geo. Eliot Romola vi, I..marvel at the capriciousness of my daughter's memory. |