Thoughtless folly, flightiness; fickleness, instability.
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释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness (131) giddinessa1290 Thoughtless folly, flightiness; fickleness, instability. lightnessc1384 Levity in behaviour or manner; fickleness, inconstancy, frivolity; thoughtlessness, carelessness, indifference; lack of seriousness. gerishnessa1513 wildness, waywardness. fantasticnessc1550 = fantasticalness, n. unstaidnessa1557 Absence of staidness in conduct or opinion. fantasticalness1583 Capriciousness, whimsicality; waywardness. triflingnessa1586 The quality of being trifling; triviality, pettiness. spleen1598 Caprice; changeable temper. Obsolete. capriciousness1607 The quality of being capricious. skittishness1607 The quality of being skittish, in various senses. humorousness1611 The state of being subject to one's mood or humour; capriciousness; fancifulness, whimsicality; (also) peevishness, moroseness. Obsolete. wavinga1628 The action of changing capriciously; vacillation, wavering, Obsolete. volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 The quality of being arbitrary or uncontrolled in the exercise of will: (a) capriciousness; (b) despotism. garishness1649 Want of self-restraint, flightiness. Obsolete. legerity1652 Lack of proper seriousness or solemnity. Also: capriciousness, inconstancy. Obsolete. mercury1653 figurative. Spirit, liveliness; volatility of temperament, inconstancy; wittiness. Obsolete. volatility1655 Tendency to lightness, levity, or flightiness; lack of steadiness or seriousness. caprich1656 = capriccio, n., caprice, n. humoursomeness1662 The quality or character of being humoursome; capriciousness; an instance of this. In later use also: sense of humour; good humour. hoity-toity1668 (a) Riotous or giddy behaviour; romping, frolic; disturbance, ‘rumpus’; flightiness. (b) Assumption of superiority, ‘airs’, huffiness. jollity1670 The quality or condition of being jolly, light-hearted, or festive; exuberant mirth or cheerfulness; †levity, giddiness (obsolete). unaccountableness1676 (un-, prefix1 affix 6.) freak1678 The disposition of a mind subject to such humours; capriciousness. whimsya1680 = whim, n.1 3b. archaic. featheriness1689 Lightness, fickleness. toysomeness1697 caprice1711 The disposition of a mind subject to such humours; capriciousness. whimsicalness1715 The quality of being whimsical; whimsicality. flirtation1718 The action or behaviour of a flirt; †flighty or giddy behaviour, frivolity; the action of playing at courtship. whima1721 In generalized sense: capricious humour or disposition of mind. flightiness1747 The quality or state of being flighty; giddy capriciousness, fickleness or whimsicalness. whimsicality1761 The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness; oddity, fantasticalness. Also with a and plural. giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 The quality of being fanciful. hoity-toityness1820 flightiness, huffiness, petulance. whifflery1835 Action characteristic of a whiffler; trifling. crotchetiness1837 The quality of being crotchety. quirkiness1870 The quality of being quirky, esp. in terms of character, behaviour, etc.; peculiarity; eccentricity; unexpectedness. faddishness1884 faddism1885 Fondness for fads; a disposition to pursue fads. vagarity1886 Capricious irregularity or variability. erraticism1889 Erratic tendencies. whimsiness1909 Subcategories:— domain of (1) — a caprice or whim (64) — capricious persons or animals (19) — whimsical or fanciful object (3) |
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