| ADJECTIVE | all | capricious, freakish | changeable |
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| all | capricious, impulsive, whimsical | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |
| Sounds | kahprih'shahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | changeable. | |
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| Example | "a capricious summer breeze" | |
| Synonym | freakish | |
| Broader | unpredictable | not capable of being foretold |
| Spanish | caprichoso | |
| Catalan | capritxós | |
| Nouns | capriciousness | the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses |
| Adverbs | capriciously | unpredictably |
| Meaning | Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | impulsive, whimsical | |
| Broader | arbitrary | Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |
| Spanish | caprichoso, impulsivo | |
| Nouns | caprice | a sudden desire |
| capriciousness | the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment | |
| Adverbs | capriciously | in a capricious manner |
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