caprice

[ kuh-prees ]

/ kəˈpris /

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noun

a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.

a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness: With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty.

Music. capriccio (def. 1).

Origin of caprice

First recorded in 1660–70; from French, from Italian; see capriccio

SYNONYMS FOR caprice

1 vagary, notion, whim, fancy.

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Words nearby caprice

caprese, Capri, capric acid, capriccio, capriccioso, caprice, capricious, Capricorn, Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus

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Example sentences from the Web for caprice

Business will be treated of in boudoirs, and decided according to the caprice of abandoned women.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847|Various
Its interweaving of voices, their independence, the caprice and audacity of it all are astounding.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker
In all savage nations this caprice of altering the natural figure of the head is very frequent.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
Its strings have vibrated under my passions and its yielding keys have obeyed my every caprice.
How to Appreciate Music|Gustav Kobb

He remembered the sympathy she had given him, and he was annoyed at her caprice.
An American Politician|F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for caprice

caprice

/ (kəˈpriːs) /

noun

a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc; whim

a tendency to such changes

another word for capriccio

Word Origin for caprice

C17: from French, from Italian capriccio a shiver, caprice, from capo head + riccio hedgehog, suggesting a convulsive shudder in which the hair stood on end like a hedgehog's spines; meaning also influenced by Italian capra goat, by folk etymology

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单词	caprice
释义	caprice [ kuh-prees ] / kəˈpris / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caprice ON THESAURUS.COM noun a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather. a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness: With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty. Music. capriccio (def. 1). Origin of caprice First recorded in 1660–70; from French, from Italian; see capriccio SYNONYMS FOR caprice 1 vagary, notion, whim, fancy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR caprice ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby caprice caprese, Capri, capric acid, capriccio, capriccioso, caprice, capricious, Capricorn, Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caprice Business will be treated of in boudoirs, and decided according to the caprice of abandoned women. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847\|Various Its interweaving of voices, their independence, the caprice and audacity of it all are astounding. Franz Liszt\|James Huneker In all savage nations this caprice of altering the natural figure of the head is very frequent. Buffon's Natural History. Volume IV (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon Its strings have vibrated under my passions and its yielding keys have obeyed my every caprice. How to Appreciate Music\|Gustav Kobb He remembered the sympathy she had given him, and he was annoyed at her caprice. An American Politician\|F. Marion Crawford British Dictionary definitions for caprice caprice / (kəˈpriːs) / noun a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc; whim a tendency to such changes another word for capriccio Word Origin for caprice C17: from French, from Italian capriccio a shiver, caprice, from capo head + riccio hedgehog, suggesting a convulsive shudder in which the hair stood on end like a hedgehog's spines; meaning also influenced by Italian capra goat, by folk etymology Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to caprice whim, freak, crotchet, whimsy, fancy, peculiarity, rib, caper, humor, mood, vein, inconsistency, contrariety, jerk, quirk, perversity, impulse, gag, fad, vagary
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caprice

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