capricious

Meaning

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

Opposite of

conscientious, rigorous

Synonyms

whimsical

fickle

freakish

changeable

fastidious

obstinate

wilful

inconstant

crotchety

freaky

moody

unsteady

wayward

fussy

impulsive

inconsistent

stall

odd

cranky

irresolute

unbalanced

uncertain

flighty

maggoty

eccentric

wanton

stubborn

peevish

picky

fretful

weak-kneed

whiffler

whim

willful

chameleonic

soon wearied of

partly for fun

faddy

humorsome

different from others

mawky

maggotish

willful

wilful

curious

desultory

difficile

faultfinding

fitful

flippant

Translations

caprichoso

capricieux

capriccioso

grillig

kapriziös

nukkig

onberekenbaar

ιδιότροπος

lunatique

launenhaft

wispelturig

kaprisli

morosus

unberechenbar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.