vagary

va·ga·ry  (vg-r, v-gâr)

n. pl. va·ga·ries

An extravagant or erratic notion or action.

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[From Latin vagr, to wander, from vagus, wandering.]

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vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ vəˈgɛərɪ]

n pl -garies

an erratic or outlandish notion or action; whim

[probably from Latin vagārī to roam; compare Latin vagus vague]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vagary - an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"

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vagary

noun (usually plural) whim, caprice, unpredictability, sport, urge, fancy, notion, humour, impulse, quirk, conceit, whimsy, crotchet, sudden notion a coat as a provision against the vagaries of the weather his fairly wide experience of women's vagaries

Translations

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] N (= whim) → capricho m, antojo m; (= strange idea) → manía f, capricho m
the vagaries of love → los caprichos del amor
the vagaries of the weather → los caprichos del tiempo
it can't be left to the vagaries of chance → no se puede dejar al azar or en manos del azar

vagary [ˈveɪgəri] n → caprice m
the vagaries of the weather → les caprices du temps

vagary

n usu pl → Laune f; (= strange idea) → verrückter Einfall; the vagaries of life → die Wechselfälle pl → des Lebens

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] n (usu pl) → capriccio