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Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I almost died in a capricious winter storm. Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arbitrary, whimsical, fickle, flighty, wayward
Antonyms: conscientious, rigorous
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a capricious refusal authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious the victim of whimsical persecutions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: impulsive, whimsical
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
changeable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a capricious summer breeze freakish weather
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: freakish
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.
Across languages
Translations 78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مُتَقَلِّب
(mutaqallib)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Belarusian :
капры́зны
(kaprýzny)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Breton :
froudennek
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Bulgarian :
капризен
(kaprizen)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Bulgarian :
непостоянен
(nepostojanen)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Bulgarian :
непредвидим
(nepredvidim)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Chinese Mandarin :
反复无常的
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Chinese Mandarin :
善变的
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Chinese Mandarin :
任性的
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Czech :
rozmarný
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Czech :
vrtošivý
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Czech :
vrtkavý
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Czech :
kapriciózní
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Danish :
uberegnelig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Danish :
uforudsigbar
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Danish :
uforutsigbar
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Danish :
lunefuld
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Dutch :
grillig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Dutch :
wispelturig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Esperanto :
kapricema
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Finnish :
oikukas
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Finnish :
oikullinen
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
French :
capricieux
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Galician :
caprichoso
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Galician :
cabuxeiro
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Georgian :
ჭირვეული
(č̣irveuli)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Georgian :
ახირებული
(axirebuli)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Georgian :
თვითრჯული
(tvitrǯuli)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Georgian :
თავნება
(tavneba)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
German :
kapriziös
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
German :
launenhaft
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
German :
unberechenbar
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
German :
schrullig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
German :
launisch
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
तरंगी
(taraṅgī)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
झक्की
(jhakkī)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
सनकी
(sankī)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
मौजी
(maujī)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
मन-चला
(man-calā)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hindi :
मुतलव्विन
(mutlavvin)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Hungarian :
szeszélyes
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Icelandic :
duttlungasamur
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Icelandic :
mislyndur
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Icelandic :
kenjóttur
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Icelandic :
dyntóttur
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Icelandic :
duttlungafullur
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Indonesian :
sulit diduga
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Indonesian :
licin
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Indonesian :
licik
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Irish :
meonúil
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Italian :
capriccioso
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Japanese :
気紛れ
(kimagure)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Latin :
inconstans
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Lithuanian :
įnoringas
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Macedonian :
непо́стојан
(nepóstojan)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Macedonian :
каприцио́зен
(kapriciózen)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Macedonian :
непре́двидлив
(neprédvidliv)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Maltese :
kapriċċuż
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Norwegian :
uberegnelig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Norwegian :
uforutsigbar
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Norwegian :
lunefull
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Persian :
دمدمیمزاج
(damdami-mezâj)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Polish :
nagły
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Polish :
kapryśny
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Portuguese :
impulsivo
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Portuguese :
imprevisível
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Portuguese :
caprichoso
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Romanian :
capricios
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Russian :
капризный
(kapriznyj)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Spanish :
caprichoso
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Spanish :
antojadizo
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Swedish :
oberäknelig
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Swedish :
oförutsägbar
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Swedish :
nyckfull
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Thai :
ตามอําเภอใจ
(tāmxảp̣hexcı)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Turkish :
kaprisli
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Turkish :
hercai
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
Ukrainian :
капри́зний
(kaprýznyj)
— impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
