arbitrary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *arbitrary*:
ADJECTIVE	all	arbitrary	based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

arbitrary > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'rbahtreh.riy; aa'rbihtreh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *arbitrary*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice.
Examples	"an arbitrary decision" "the arbitrary rule of a dictator" "an arbitrary penalty" "of arbitrary size and shape" "an arbitrary choice" "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
Narrower	absolute	not limited by law
	capricious, impulsive, whimsical	Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
	discretionary, discretional	Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
Opposite	nonarbitrary, unarbitrary	not subject to individual determination
Spanish	arbitrario
Catalan	arbitrari
Nouns	arbitrariness	the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

HyperDic: arbitrary