vagary

va·ga·ry

V0005100 (vā′gə-rē, və-gâr′ē)n. pl. va·ga·ries 1. An unpredictable development or change of circumstances: the vagaries of mountain weather; the vagaries of business travel.2. An extravagant or erratic notion or action: could not explain the vagaries of his behavior.

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[From Latin vagārī, to wander, from vagus, wandering.]

vagary

(ˈveɪɡərɪ; vəˈɡɛərɪ) n, pl -gariesan erratic or outlandish notion or action; whim[C16: probably from Latin vagārī to roam; compare Latin vagus vague]

va•gar•y

(vəˈgɛər i, ˈveɪ gə ri)

n., pl. -gar•ies. 1. an unpredictable, capricious, or erratic action, occurrence, or course. 2. a whimsical, or unusual idea or notion. [1620–30; appar. < Latin vagārī to wander]

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Noun

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vagary - an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

vagary

noun (usually plural) whim, caprice, unpredictability, sport, urge, fancy, notion, humour, impulse, quirk, conceit, whimsy, crotchet, sudden notion a coat as a provision against the vagaries of the weather his fairly wide experience of women's vagaries

vagary

nounAn impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, notion, whim, whimsy.Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.

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