vagary
An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or actionAn erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
» I've adapted to the vagaries of the weather.
Meaning
3 sensesAn erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
Unwägbarkeit
вы́ходкаvýxodka
Something vague.
to speak in vagaries
зага́дкаzagádka
An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.
Laune
капри́зkapríz
- an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
Examples
2 sentencesI've adapted to the vagaries of the weather.
Coping with the vagaries of the weather is part and parcel of being a farmer.
deDer Kampf mit den Launen des Wetters gehört zum Leben eines Landmanns fest dazu.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Italian vagare (“wander”) and/or its source Latin vagārī (“to wander”), from Latin vaFrom Italian vagare (“wander”) and/or its source Latin vagārī (“to wander”), from Latin vagus (“wandering”). Later apparently reinterpreted in English as vague + -ery but without changing the spelling. By surface analysis, Latin vag(us) + -ary.
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