capriciousness


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ca·pri·cious

 (kə-prĭsh′əs, -prē′shəs)
adj.
Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable: capricious decisions; capricious weather.

ca·pri′cious·ly adv.
ca·pri′cious·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.capriciousness - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulsescapriciousness - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
changefulness, inconstancy - the quality of being changeable and variable
2.capriciousness - the 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"
irresponsibility, irresponsibleness - a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions
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capriciousness

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Translations
تَقَلُّب، نَزَوِيَّه
náladovostrozmarnost
upålidelighedustadighed
szeszélyesség
duttlungasemi; mislyndi
náladovosť
kaprislilikmaymun iştahlılık

capriciousness

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caprice

(kəˈpriːs) noun
1. an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim. I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.
2. a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.
capricious (kəˈpriʃəs) adjective
changeable. She may change her mind – she's very capricious.
caˈpriciously adverb
caˈpriciousness noun
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It is a singular instance of the capriciousness of the human mind, that after all the admonitions we have had from experience on this head, there should still be found men who object to the new Constitution, for deviating from a principle which has been found the bane of the old, and which is in itself evidently incompatible with the idea of GOVERNMENT; a principle, in short, which, if it is to be executed at all, must substitute the violent and sanguinary agency of the sword to the mild influence of the magistracy.
What animation, both of body and mind, she had derived from watching the advance of that season which cannot, in spite of its capriciousness, be unlovely, and seeing its increasing beauties from the earliest flowers in the warmest divisions of her aunt's garden, to the opening of leaves of her uncle's plantations, and the glory of his woods.
Without haste he wrapped them securely, and then, ere he turned to leave, the devil of capriciousness entered his heart.
However, capriciousness lurking around Brexit deal may have detrimental impact on the market of apple cider vinegar in Europe, and the ripple effect may be felt in other regions.
When the management heard about his decision, CC was informed that at least half of the people who run shows are gay and his capriciousness will not be good.
To be fair to Trump, he is a great disruptor, knowing full well that his capriciousness can work as a bludgeon in trade negotiations.
The capriciousness with which Asad Umar was discarded by Khan made that very clear.
While this was widely considered to be an act of arrogance and capriciousness on the part of spoiled rock performers, there was a practical reason for the clause.
A lot, however, will doubt that changes would just be limited to geography, given the capriciousness that exists in the region, since Qatar was isolated; Saudis will not just spend nearly 1$ billion dollars on a project just for the sake of changing geography in the region, especially at a time when the country has been forced to go on an unprecedented austerity drive.
According to the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Chiayi County, the Jingpu Community at Minxiong Township boasts a plethora of cat mural paintings, vividly depicting the cuteness and capriciousness of the animal, one of the best places to take pictures in Chiayi.
Despite the use of the term in the work's title, Nawrocki warns that 'favourite' suggests a royal capriciousness to courtly appointments that does not reflect the reciprocal nature of this service relationship.
A case can be made, I think, that this revealed the essential capriciousness of the dictatorship, where the assiduous accumulation of power and resources is what mattered, and all outcomes were actually secondary and even accidental on the whole.