Caprice

Caprice
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Caprice->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ caprice
caprice
fancy
humor
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ whim
whim
whimsey
whimwham
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ crotchet
crotchet
capriccio
quirk
freak
maggot
fad
vagary
prank
fit
flimflam
escapade
boutade
wild-goose chase
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ capriciousness
capriciousness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ kink
kink
PARAG:Caprice->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be capricious
be capricious
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have a maggot in the brain
have a maggot in the brain
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ take it into one's head
take it into one's head
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ blow hot and cold
blow hot and cold
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ play fast and loose
play fast and loose
play fantastic tricks
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ tourner casaque
tourner casaque
PARAG:Caprice->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ capricious
capricious
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ erratic
erratic
eccentric
fitful
hysterical
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ full of whims
full of whims
&c.->N.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ maggoty
maggoty
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ inconsistent
inconsistent
fanciful
fantastic
whimsical
crotchety
kinky
=>(U.S.)
particular
humorsome
freakish
skittish
wanton
wayward
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ contrary
contrary
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ captious
captious
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ arbitrary
arbitrary
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unconformable
unconformable
&c. 83
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ penny wise and pound foolish
penny wise and pound foolish
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ fickle
fickle
&c.(irresolute) 605
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ frivolous
frivolous
sleeveless
giddy
volatile
PARAG:Caprice->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ by fits and starts
by fits and starts
without rhyme or reason

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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  • caprice — CAPRICE. s. m. Fantaisie, boutade. Il se gouverne plus par caprice que par raison. avoir des caprices. estre sujet aux caprices d autruy. dependre des caprices d autruy. Il signifie quelquefois, Saillie d esprit & d imagination, & alors il se… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • caprice — [kə prēs′] n. [Fr < It capriccio, a shivering, whim < capo (< L caput, HEAD) + riccio, curl, frizzled, lit., hedgehog (< L ericius: see URCHIN); hence, orig., head with bristling hair, horripilation; meaning infl. by assoc. with It… …   English World dictionary

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