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Caprice

Caprice Meaning & Definition
Caprice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Caprice?

[n] a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Caprice: impulse | vagary | whim

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See Also | desire

Caprice In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*price"\, n. [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf {Capriole}, {Cab}, {Caper}, v. i.] 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. ``Caprices of appetite.'' --W. Irving. 2. (Mus.) See {Capriccio}. Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.

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