caprice

ca·price  (k-prs)

n.

1.

a. An impulsive change of mind.

b. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively.

c. A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes: A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature.

2. Music A capriccio.

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[French, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio, fright, sudden start : capo, head (from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots) + riccio, curly (from Latin ricius, hedgehog, from r).]

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caprice [kəˈpriːs]

n

1. a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc.; whim

2. a tendency to such changes

3. (Music / Classical Music) another word for capriccio

[from French, from Italian capriccio a shiver, caprice, from capo head + riccio hedgehog, suggesting a convulsive shudder in which the hair stood on end like a hedgehog's spines; meaning also influenced by Italian capra goat, by folk etymology]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caprice - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" whim, impulse desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

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caprice

noun whim, notion, impulse, freak, fad, quirk, vagary, whimsy, humour, fancy, fickleness, inconstancy, fitfulness, changeableness Her life was spent in terror of her husband's sudden caprices and mood swings.

Translations

caprice [kəˈpriːs] N → capricho m, antojo m

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caprice

n

→ Laune(nhaftigkeit) f, → Kaprice f (geh)

(Mus) → Capriccio nt

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caprice [kəˈpriːs] n → capriccio

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caprice

n caprice [kəˈpriːs]

1 an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim I'm tired of the old man and his caprices. nuk, gril, gier, fiemies نَزْوَةٌ، هَوى прищявка rozmar lunefuldt indfald; fiks ide die Laune ιδιοτροπία capricho, antojo kapriis تغییر عقیده؛ میل زودگذر oikku caprice גַחֲמָה सनक hir, mušica szeszély angin-anginan duttlungur capriccio 気まぐれ 변덕 kaprizas, užgaida kaprīze; untums ragam tidak menentu gril innfall, påfunn; lune kaprys capricho capriciu каприз vrtoch muha kapric nyck, infall การเปลี่ยนใจอย่างกะทันหัน kapris, maymun iştahlılık 反覆無常，善變 примха متلون مزاجی tính thất thường 反复无常，突变

2 a fanciful and lively piece of music etc. caprice لَحْنٌ موسيقيٌّ مُخالِفٌ муз. капричио capriccio let; livlig; capriccio die Caprice καπρίτσιο (μουσ.) capricho kapritšo قطعۀ شاد و وهم انگیز kapriisi capriccio חֶלֶק חָי בִיצִירָה מוּזִיקָלִית चंचलता cappriccio capriccio gembira gletta, fjörlegt tónverk capriccio 狂想曲 (음악) 카프리치오 kapričo kapričo rentak ragam capriccio capriccio, kaprise kaprys capricho ca­priciu каприччио capriccio capriccio kapričo cappricio, caprice เพลงที่เป็นไปตามอารมณ์ kapriçiyo, serbest bestelenmiş şen hafif müzik 隨想曲 каприз موسیقی کا ایک عمدہ ٹکڑا khúc tùy hứng 空想的艺术（尤指音乐）作品

adj capricious [kəˈpriʃəs]

changeable She may change her mind – she's very capricious. nukkerig, wispelturig, vol giere, humeurig هَوائِيٌّ، مُتَقَلِّبٌ، ذو نَزَوات непостоянен náladová, rozmarná impulsiv; lunefuld launisch ιδιότροπος caprichoso tujukas دمدمی مزاج oikukas capricieux הָפַכְפַּך चंचल mušičav, hirovit szeszélyes tidak tetap duttlungafullur capriccioso 気まぐれな 변덕스러운 kaprizingas, užgaidus kaprīzs; untumains bermacam ragam grillig lunefull kapryśny caprichoso capricios капризный náladový muhast kapriciozan nyckfull, lynnig ที่เปลี่ยนแปลงได้ kaprisli, maymun iştahlı 善變的 капризний, примхливий پل میں تولہ پل میں ماشہ tính khí thất thường 多变的

adv caˈpriciously

nukkerig, wispelturig بِصزرَةٍ مُتَقَلِّبَه، بِنَزَوة своенравно náladově, rozmarně impulsivt; lunefuldt launisch ιδιότροπα, καπριτσιόζικα caprichosamente tujukalt با بوالهوسی oikukkaasti capricieusement בּגַחֲמָנוּת चंचलतापूर्वक mušičavo, hirovito szeszélyesen angin-anginan á duttlungafullan hátt capricciosamente 気まぐれに 변덕스럽게 kaprizingai kaprīzi; untumaini beragam grillig lunefullt kapryśnie caprichosamente cu toane капризно rozmarne muhasto kapriciozno nyckfullt, lynnigt อย่างเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ kaprisle, maymun iştahlılıkla 反覆無常地 примхливо متلون مزاجی سے một cách thất thường 反复无常地

n caˈpriciousness

nukkerigheid, wispelturigheid تَقَلُّب، نَزَوِيَّه капризничене náladovost, rozmarnost ustadighed; upålidelighed die Launenhaftigkeit ιδιοτροπία, παραξενιά carácter caprichoso, calidad de caprichoso tujukus بوالهوسی oikukkuus humeur capricieuse גַחֲמָנוּת चंचलता hirovitost, mušičavost szeszélyesség periang duttlungasemi; mislyndi capricciosità 気まぐれ 변덕스러움 kaprizingumas, užgaidumas kaprīzums; untumainība ragam grilligheid ustadighet, lunefullhet kapryśne usposobienie capricho fire capricioasă капризность náladovosť muhavost kapricioznost nyckfullhet การเปลี่ยนแปลงได้ kaprislilik, maymun iştahlılık 反覆無常 примхливість تلوّن tính thất thường 反复无常