In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CAPRICIOUSNESS
flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness
(noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; “I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory”
capriciousness, unpredictability
(noun) the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
capriciousness (uncountable)
The quality of being capricious.
Source: Wiktionary
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