capriccio

Meaning

1. A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
2. A fantastical thing or work.
3. A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting.
4. A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

Synonyms

lively musical composition

Translations

capriccio

Capriccio

capriccio

kapris

sıçrayış

serbest biçimde parça

kapriçyo

καπρίτσιο

capriccio

atlayış

kapriçiyo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈpɹiːt͡ʃoʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccio. Doublet of caprice.