English Explanatory Dictionary

capriccio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper; a gambol; a prank, a trick.
  2. A fantastical thing or work.
  3. A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting.
  4. A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

Pronunciation

/kəˈpɹiːt͡ʃoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capriccio.wav

Word forms

capriccio capriccios capricci

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old Italian capo Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ērīcius Old Italian riccio Old Italian caporiccio Italian capricciobor. English capriccio Borrowed from Italian capriccio. Doublet of caprice.

Synonyms

caper capriccio curvet gag gambade high jinks lark marlock monkeyshine practical joke prank prat reak rag shenanigan trick windup caprice boutade conceit crotchet delirament fancy fangle figary flisk freak kink maggot megrim spleen toy vagary whim whim-wham whimsy

Related words

a capriccio capriccietto
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