'Caprice' definitions:
Definition of 'caprice'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'caprice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arbitrariness,
- bee,
- boutade,
- capriccio,
- capriciousness,
- carelessness,
- characteristic,
- conceit,
- contrariety,
- crank,
- crankiness,
- crotchet,
- crotchetiness,
- divertissement,
- fancifulness,
- fancy,
- fantasia,
- fantasticality,
- foible,
- freak,
- freakishness,
- habit,
- heedlessness,
- humor,
- humoresque,
- humorsomeness,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- inconsistency,
- maggot,
- mannerism,
- medley,
- megrim,
- mood,
- moodiness,
- motivelessness,
- notion,
- peculiarity,
- perversity,
- petulance,
- potpourri,
- quirkiness,
- romance,
- romanza,
- temper,
- temperamentalness,
- thoughtlessness,
- trait,
- trick,
- unthoughtfulness,
- vagary,
- vein,
- whim,
- whimsicality,
- whimsicalness,
- whimsy