About The Word Caprice
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Caprice
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What's The Definition Of Caprice?
[n] a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Caprice: impulse | vagary | whim Related Terms | Find terms related to Caprice: arbitrariness | bee | boutade | capriccio | capriciousness | carelessness | characteristic | conceit | contrariety | crank | crankiness | crotchet | crotchetiness | divertissement | fancifulness | fancy | fantasia | fantasticality | foible | freak | freakishness | habit | heedlessness | humor | humoresque | humorsomeness | inconsiderateness | inconsideration | inconsistency | maggot | mannerism | medley | megrim | mood | moodiness | motivelessness | notion | peculiarity | perversity | petulance | potpourri | quirkiness | romance | romanza | temper | temperamentalness | thoughtlessness | trait | trick | unthoughtfulness | vagary | vein | whim | whimsicality | whimsicalness | whimsy 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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