caprice
- An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
- A brief romance.
- An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
- A disposition to be impulsive.
- A capriccio.
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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”).
uneven temper
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