capriciousness |
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| 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 |
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