Caprice meaning

kə-prēs'

The definition of a caprice is a sudden or impulsive change.

A groom leaving a bride while standing at the altar is an example of a caprice action.

Snow falling in Los Angeles in the middle of the summer is an example of a caprice.

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A capriccio.

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A sudden, impulsive change in the way one thinks or acts; freakish notion; whim.

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A capricious quality or nature.

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A capriccio.

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An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.

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An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.

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A disposition to be impulsive.

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An impulsive change of mind.

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French from Italian capriccio from caporiccio fright, sudden start (orginally, “head with the hair standing on end (resembling a hedgehog)”, but later influenced by capra goat, because of goats' frisky movements) capo head (from Latin caput kaput- in Indo-European roots) riccio curly (from Latin ēricius hedgehog) (from ēr)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Borrowing from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”): capo (“head”), from Latin caput + riccio (“curly”), from Latin ericius (“hedgehog”), or from Italian capro (“goat”)

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