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caprice

noun
/kəˈpɹiːs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old Italian capo Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ērīcius Old Italian riccio Old Italian caporiccio Italian capricciobor. French capricebor. English caprice Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio.

  1. derived from capriccio
  2. borrowed from caprice

Definitions

  1. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

    • She is said to be the finest swordswoman on the Continent. Yet, notwithstanding her caprices, she is a noble-minded woman.

  2. A brief romance.

    • The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that a caprice lasts a little longer.

  3. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A disposition to be impulsive.

      • Yet, Britain, vvhence this Caprice of thy Sons, / VVhich thro' their various ranks vvith fury runs? / The cauſe is plain, a cauſe vvhich vve muſt bleſs; / For Caprice is the Daughter of Succeſs, […]
      • Skill, endurance, and perseverance may almost be called muscular virtues; and fatigue, velleity, caprice, ennui, restlessness, lack of control and poise, muscular faults.

    2. A capriccio.

    3. A female given name.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA