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Capriciousness

noun/kɐpɹˈɪʃəsnəs/
Definition
the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɐpɹˈɪʃəsnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐplˈəʊm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐplˈəʊm/
4 syllables Say it as /kɐpɹˈɪʃəsnəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
whimseyarbitrarinesswhimsywhimsicalityflightinessunpredictability
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
nounthe 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”
Word Forms
capriciousadjectivechangeable
flightyadjectiveguided by whim and fancy
arbitraryadjectivebased on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
whimsicaladjectivedetermined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Launenhaftigkeit
die Qualität, sich von plötzlichen unvorhersehbaren Impulsen leiten zu lassen
🇫🇷French
caprice
la qualité d'être guidé par des impulsions soudaines et imprévisibles
🇪🇸Spanish
capricho
la cualidad de ser guiado por impulsos repentinos e impredecibles
🇮🇹Italian
capricciosità
la qualità di lasciarsi guidare da impulsi improvvisi e imprevedibili
🇳🇱Dutch
grilligheid
de kwaliteit van het geleid worden door plotselinge, onvoorspelbare impulsen
🇵🇹Portuguese
capricho
a qualidade de ser guiado por impulsos repentinos e imprevisíveis
🇷🇺Russian
капризность
способность руководствоваться внезапными непредсказуемыми импульсами
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मनमौजीपन
अचानक अप्रत्याशित आवेगों द्वारा निर्देशित होने की गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Tamil
கேப்ரிசியஸ்
திடீர் கணிக்க முடியாத தூண்டுதல்களால் வழிநடத்தப்படும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
చంచలత్వం
ఆకస్మిక అనూహ్య ప్రేరణలచే మార్గనిర్దేశం చేయబడే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
लहरीपणा
अचानक अप्रत्याशित आवेगांनी मार्गदर्शन करण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
તરંગીતા
અચાનક અણધારી આવેગ દ્વારા માર્ગદર્શન મેળવવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚಂಚಲತೆ
ಹಠಾತ್ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാപല്യം
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള പ്രവചനാതീതമായ പ്രേരണകളാൽ നയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਨਮੋਹਕਤਾ
ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਣਪਛਾਤੀ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੇਧਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
موجی پن
اچانک غیر متوقع تحریکوں سے رہنمائی حاصل کرنے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
反复无常
被突然不可预测的冲动所引导的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
気まぐれさ
突然の予測不可能な衝動に導かれる性質
🇰🇷Korean
변덕스러움
갑작스럽고 예측할 수 없는 충동에 이끌리는 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự thất thường
chất lượng của việc được hướng dẫn bởi những xung lực đột ngột không thể đoán trước
🇹🇭Thai
ความไม่แน่นอน
คุณภาพของการถูกชี้นำโดยแรงกระตุ้นที่คาดเดาไม่ได้อย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidakteraturan
kualitas dibimbing oleh dorongan tiba-tiba yang tidak dapat diprediksi
🇵🇭Filipino
kapritsoso
ang kalidad ng pagiging ginagabayan ng mga biglaang unpredictable impulses
🇲🇾Malay
sifat berubah-ubah
kualiti dipandu oleh dorongan yang tidak dapat diramalkan secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نزوة
نوعية الاسترشاد بنبضات مفاجئة لا يمكن التنبؤ بها
🇮🇷Persian
دمدمی مزاجی
کیفیت هدایت شدن توسط تکانه های غیرقابل پیش بینی ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
değişkenlik
ani öngörülemeyen dürtüler tarafından yönlendirilme kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הֲפַכפְּכָנוּת
האיכות של להיות מונחה על ידי דחפים פתאומיים בלתי צפויים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'capriciousness'?
The primary meaning of 'capriciousness' is 'the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'capriciousness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'capriciousness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'capriciousness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'capriciousness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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