CAPRICE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word caprice. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CAPRICE
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| impulse | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instinctive motive • a sudden desire • the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber • (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients) • the act of applying force suddenly • an impelling force or strength | ||||||||
| whim | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden desire • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | ||||||||
| eccentricity | nounn | |||||||
noun • strange and unconventional behavior • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | ||||||||
| fancy | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • not plain; decorative or ornamented noun • something many people believe that is false • imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination • a predisposition to like something verb • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for | ||||||||
| idiosyncrasy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | ||||||||
| unpredictability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • lacking predictability | ||||||||
| vagary | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) | ||||||||
| whimsey | nounn | |||||||
noun • an odd or fanciful or capricious idea • the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | ||||||||
