capricious

kəˈprɪʃəs

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Definition of capricious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unpredictable behaviorgiven to sudden changes in mood or behavior

Her capricious moods made planning difficult..

fickle

unpredictable

whimsical

behaviorsubject to sudden and unpredictable changes

The weather in this region is notoriously capricious.

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Origin of capricious

Italian, capriccio (whim) + -ous (full of)

Terms with capricious included in their meaning

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faun

figurative

mischievous or capricious person

kittle

adj.

capricious

unpredictable and changeable in behavior

maggoty

adj.

whimsical

full of whims or capricious

megrim

caprice

whimsical or capricious idea

vagarious

adj.

capricious

characterized by sudden changes in mood or behavior

whim-wham

fancy

sudden or capricious idea or desire

whimsey

unusual behavior

unusual, unexpected, or capricious behavior

whimsicality

behavior

unpredictable or capricious action

Examples of capricious in a sentence

His capricious decisions often left his team confused.
His capricious decisions frustrated the staff.
The toddler's capricious mood changed within minutes.

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French:capricieux, changeant, ...
German:launisch, sprunghaft, ...
Italian:volubile, instabile, ...
Spanish:voluble, cambiante, ...
Portuguese:volúvel, caprichoso, ...
Chinese:反复无常的, ...
Japanese:気まぐれな, 移り気な, ...
Arabic:مُتَقَلِّب, مُتَقَلِّب, ...
Hebrew:הֲפַכְפַּךְ, ...
Russian:капризный, переменчивый, ...
Ukrainian:капризний, мінливий, ...
Hindi:सनकी, अनिश्चित, ...
Bengali:খামখেয়ালী, খামখেয়ালি, ...
Catalan:capritxós, variable, ...
Czech:rozmarný, vrtkavý, ...
Danish:lunefuld, ustadig, ...
Dutch:wispelturig, wisselvallig, ...
Greek:ιδιότροπος, ευμετάβλητος, ...
Hungarian:szeszélyes, változékony, ...
Khmer:ប្រែប្រួលឆាប់រហ័ស, ប្រែប្រួលមិនទៀងទាត់, ...
Korean:변덕스러운, 예측하기 어려운, ...
Persian:دمدمی‌مزاج, متغیر, ...
Polish:kapryśny, nieprzewidywalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):volúvel, caprichoso, ...
Romanian:imprevizibil, schimbător, ...
Swedish:nyckfull, ombytlig, ...
Thai:เอาแน่เอานอนไม่ได้, ผันผวน, ...
Turkish:kaprisli, ani ve öngörülemez biçimde değişen, ...
Vietnamese:thất thường, hay thay đổi, ...

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Definition of capricious - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of capricious

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Terms with capricious included in their meaning

Examples of capricious in a sentence

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