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caprice
ca·price C0090500 (kə-prēs′)n.1. a. An impulsive change of mind: "I find it a relief that plagues and cancers ... are the result of the impartial—and comprehensible—forces of evolution rather than the caprices of a deity" (Olivia Judson).b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively: tyrants who rule by caprice.c. A sudden, unpredictable action or change: the caprices of the wind.2. Music A capriccio.
[French, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio, fright, sudden start (originally, "head with the hair standing on end (resembling a hedgehog)", but later influenced by capra, goat, because of goats' frisky movements) : capo, head (from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots) + riccio, curly (from Latin ēricius, hedgehog, from ēr).]caprice (kəˈpriːs) n1. a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc; whim2. a tendency to such changes3. (Classical Music) another word for capriccio[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]ca•price (kəˈpris)
n. 1. a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or of the weather; vagary. 2. a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness. 3. capriccio (def. 1). [1660–70; < French < Italian; see capriccio] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | caprice - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"whim, impulsedesire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state |
capricenoun whim, notion, impulse, freak, fad, quirk, vagary, whimsy, humour, fancy, fickleness, inconstancy, fitfulness, changeableness Her life was spent in terror of her husband's sudden caprices and mood swings.capricenounAn impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:bee, boutade, conceit, fancy, freak, humor, impulse, megrim, notion, vagary, whim, whimsy.Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.Translationscaprice (kəˈpriːs) noun1. an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim. I'm tired of the old man and his caprices. 反覆無常，善變 反复无常，多变 2. a fanciful and lively piece of music etc. 隨想曲 随想曲capricious (kəˈpriʃəs) adjective changeable. She may change her mind – she's very capricious. 善變的 多变的caˈpriciously adverb 反覆無常地 反复无常地caˈpriciousness noun 反覆無常 反复无常EncyclopediaSeeCapriccioLegalSeecapriciouscaprice
Synonyms for capricenoun whimSynonyms- whim
- notion
- impulse
- freak
- fad
- quirk
- vagary
- whimsy
- humour
- fancy
- fickleness
- inconstancy
- fitfulness
- changeableness
Synonyms for capricenoun an impulsive, often illogical turn of mindSynonyms- bee
- boutade
- conceit
- fancy
- freak
- humor
- impulse
- megrim
- notion
- vagary
- whim
- whimsy
Synonyms for capricenoun a sudden desireSynonymsRelated Words |