Meaning
1 sensesImpulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
kapriziös, launenhaft, unberechenbar
капризныйkapriznyj
капри́знийkaprýznyj
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Examples
12 sentencesOvid was a very capricious child.
Вівдя була дуже вередливою дитиною.
Cats are capricious.
Коти капризні.
Memory is a capricious and arbitrary creature.
Everyone is entitled to be capricious now and then.
deJeder hat das Recht, ab und zu mal launisch zu sein.
Adults always say the youth of their time are thoughtless and capricious.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surfaBorrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.
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Forms
more capricious, most capricious| Comparative | more capricious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most capricious Lesson |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
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