caprice[noun]Synonyms: whim, fad, fancy, fickleness, impulse, inconstancy, notion, whimsy
Related Words: mood,
temper,
vein,
contrariety,
inconsistency,
perversity,
characteristic,
foible,
habit,
mannerism,
peculiarity,
trait,
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ca‧price /kəˈpriːs/
noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: Italian capriccio 'head with hair standing straight up, shudder', from capo 'head' + riccio 'hedgehog']
1. [uncountable and countable] a sudden and unreasonable change of mind or behaviour:
the caprices of a spoilt child2. [uncountable] the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way
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