caprice

Meaning

1. An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
2. A brief romance.
3. An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
4. A disposition to be impulsive.
5. A capriccio.

Synonyms

whim

fancy

freak

impulse

vagary

whimsy

notion

maggot

crotchet

fickle

jest

joke

🤣

fun

megrim

feeling

fickleness

fit

flirtation

folly

free will

frivolous

inconsistency

inconstancy

infidelity

insincere

kink

leaning

longing

moodiness

moody

penchant

play

prank

quirk

scrupulousness

tantrum

temper

unfaithfulness

urge

wantonness

whims

whimsey

whimsicalness

will

romance

uneven temper

sport

capriciousness

tetchiness

choice

cold-heartedness

crank

crankiness

crotchetiness

desire

discretion

drive

extravagance

extravagancy

fad

fantasy

fastidiousness

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈpɹiːs/

Etymology

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio and chevron. Ultimately from Latin caper (“goat”).