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 [vaig-a-ree]

Noun

pl -garies an unpredictable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour: I was unused to the vagaries of the retailer's world [probably from Latin vagari to roam]

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

Translations

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] n → capricho

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] n → caprice m

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] n the vagaries of → die Launen +gen

vagary [ˈveɪgərɪ] n → capriccio