capriciousness | ||
1. | [ noun ] the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses | |
Synonyms: | unpredictability | |
Related terms: | inconstancy | |
2. | [ noun ] the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | |
Synonyms: | arbitrariness whimsicality whimsy whimsey flightiness | |
Examples: | "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" |
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Related terms: | irresponsibility | |
Similar spelling: |
capriciously Capricornus Capricornis |