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• caprice — caprice, freak, fancy, whim, whimsy, conceit, vagary, crotchet are comparable when denoting an arbitrary notion that usually lacks a logical basis and therefore may be unsound, impractical, or even irrational. Caprice emphasizes the lack of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• vagary — [vā′gə rē; və ger′ē, vā′gar′ē] n. pl. vagaries [earlier used as a v., to wander < L vagari, to wander < vagus: see VAGUE] 1. an odd, eccentric, or unexpected action or bit of conduct 2. an odd, whimsical, or freakish idea or notion; oddity; …   English World dictionary

• 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

• 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

• vagary — *caprice, freak, fancy, whim, whimsy, conceit, crotchet Analogous words: *mood, humor, temper, vein: *fancy, fantasy, dream, daydream: notion, *idea …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• vagary — [n] caprice crotchet, fancy, fool notion*, humor, idea, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, notion, quirk, whim, whimsy; concepts 13,410 …   New thesaurus

• caprice — [n] sudden change of behavior bee*, caper*, changeableness, contrariety, crotchet, fad, fancy, fickleness, fitfulness, fool notion*, freak, gag*, humor, impulse, inconsistency, inconstancy, jerk, kink, mood, notion, peculiarity, perversity, put… …   New thesaurus

• caprice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fancy, humor (See changeableness). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whim, vagary, notion, fancy, impulse, eccentricity, crotchet, quirk, freak, whimsy, humor, maggot, megrim, capriciousness, fancifulness,… …   English dictionary for students

• caprice — noun Etymology: French, from Italian capriccio caprice, shudder, perhaps from capo head (from Latin caput) + riccio hedgehog, from Latin ericius more at head, urchin Date: 1667 1. a. a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 …   English dictionary for students

• vagary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fancy, notion, caprice, whim; quirk, foible. See changeableness, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. notion, caprice, whimsy, fad; see caprice , impulse 2 . See Synonym Study at caprice . III (Roget… …   English dictionary for students