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capricious
ca·pri·cious C0090600 (kə-prĭsh′əs, -prē′shəs)adj. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable: capricious decisions; capricious weather.
ca·pri′cious·ly adv.ca·pri′cious·ness n.capricious (kəˈprɪʃəs) adjcharacterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle caˈpriciously adv caˈpriciousness nca•pri•cious (kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəs)
adj. 1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic; mercurial. 2. Obs. fanciful or witty. [1585–95; < Italian capriccioso; see capriccio, -ous] ca•pri′cious•ly, adv. ca•pri′cious•ness, n. syn: See fickle. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | capricious - changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"freakishunpredictable - not capable of being foretold | | 2. | capricious - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"whimsical, impulsivearbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves" |
capriciousadjective unpredictable, variable, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, quirky, fickle, impulsive, mercurial, freakish, fitful, inconstant His wife's capricious mood swings were beginning to get him down.
firm, determined, stable, constant, consistent, decisive, resolute, steadfast, unwavering, immovable, unchangeablecapriciousadjective1. Determined or marked by whim or caprice rather than reason:arbitrary, whimsical.2. Following no predictable pattern:changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical.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capricious
capriciousadv., adj. unpredictable and subject to whim, often used to refer to judges and judicial decisions which do not follow the law, logic or proper trial procedure. A semi-polite way of saying a judge is inconsistent or erratic. capricious
Synonyms for capriciousadj unpredictableSynonyms- unpredictable
- variable
- unstable
- inconsistent
- erratic
- quirky
- fickle
- impulsive
- mercurial
- freakish
- fitful
- inconstant
Antonyms- firm
- determined
- stable
- constant
- consistent
- decisive
- resolute
- steadfast
- unwavering
- immovable
- unchangeable
Synonyms for capriciousadj determined or marked by whim or caprice rather than reasonSynonymsadj following no predictable patternSynonyms- changeable
- erratic
- fantastic
- fantastical
- fickle
- freakish
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- mercurial
- temperamental
- ticklish
- uncertain
- unpredictable
- unstable
- unsteady
- variable
- volatile
- whimsical
Synonyms for capriciousadj changeableSynonymsRelated Wordsadj determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reasonSynonymsRelated Words |