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capriciousness

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ca·pri·cious  (k-prshs, -prshs)
adj.
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See Synonyms at arbitrary.

ca·pricious·ly adv.
ca·pricious·ness n.
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Noun1.capriciousness - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulsescapriciousness - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
changefulness, inconstancy - the quality of being changeable and variable
2.capriciousness - the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions

capriciousness
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capriciousness


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What animation, both of body and mind, she had derived from watching the advance of that season which cannot, in spite of its capriciousness, be unlovely, and seeing its increasing beauties from the earliest flowers in the warmest divisions of her aunt's garden, to the opening of leaves of her uncle's plantations, and the glory of his woods.
Without haste he wrapped them securely, and then, ere he turned to leave, the devil of capriciousness entered his heart.
 
 
 
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