VAGARY Synonyms

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

• a strange attitude or habit

• a small tool or hooklike implement

• 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

• not plain; decorative or ornamented

• 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

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• have a fancy or particular liking or desire for

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

• the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

• a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior.

• a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

• an odd or unusual characteristic

• a distinguishing trait

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

• a strange attitude or habit

• a narrow groove beside a beading

• twist or curve abruptly

• a strange attitude or habit

• a sudden desire

• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea