Meaning of CAPRICE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'prees
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| | Definition: | | [n] a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse" |
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| | Synonyms: | | impulse, vagary, whim |
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| | See Also: | | desire | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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