English Explanatory Dictionary

capricious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

Pronunciation

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capricious.wav En-us-capricious.oga

Word forms

capricious more capricious most capricious

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.

Synonyms

arbitrary whimsical fickle flighty wayward

Antonyms

conscientious rigorous

Related words

caprice

Derived words

arbitrary and capricious capriciously capriciousness noncapricious uncapricious
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