'Caprice' definitions:

Definition of 'caprice'

(from WordNet)
noun
A sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim]

Definition of 'Caprice'

From: GCIDE
  • Caprice \Ca*price"\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]s"), n. [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, Cab, Caper, v. i.]
  • 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mus.) See Capriccio.
  • Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'caprice'

From: GCIDE
  • Capriccio \Ca*pric"cio\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t"ch[-o]), n. [It. See Caprice.]
  • 1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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