CAPRICE

caprice, impulse, whim

(noun) a sudden desire; “he bought it on an impulse”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caprice (plural caprices)

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

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

A disposition to be impulsive.

(music) A capriccio.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*price", n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: See Capriccio.

Syn.

– Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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