Definitions for capricious
kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəscapri·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. capricious, freakishadjective

   changeable

   "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"

2. capricious, impulsive, whimsicaladjective

   determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

   "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. capriciousadjective

   Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim

2. Etymology: From French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capriciousadjective

   Whimsical; fanciful; humoursome.

   Etymology: capricieux, Fr.

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1. capricious

   Capricious refers to given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior, unpredictable or erratic, often in terms of someone's behavior or decisions. It can also mean changing one's mind quickly and often, without any spesific reason.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Capriciousadjective

   governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable

How to pronounce capricious?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say capricious in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of capricious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of capricious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of capricious in a Sentence

1. John Adams:

   [D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.

2. Lu Kang:

   Negotiations and consultations, to have meaning, must be sincere, first, there must be mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. Second, one's word must be kept, and not be capricious.

3. The GAP:

   The Government Accountability Project is deeply concerned about the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons. First, Matthew Lee for two reasons has covered U.N. whistleblower cases accurately and in detail, and we regard the mistreatment of Matthew Lee for two reasons as retaliatory, secondly, Matthew Lee for two reasons exclusion from the UN premises because of capricious, unannounced and unknown decisions of senior managers bodes ill for the treatment of journalists in U.N. Member States.

4. Helen Prejean:

   It is random, arbitrary and capricious and disproportionately meted out to minorities and poor people, race plays such a huge role.

5. Donald Trump:

   It is deeply regrettable that the U.S. has been capricious, escalated the tensions, and provoked a trade war, the U.S. is accustomed to holding 'big sticks' for negotiations, but this approach does not apply to China.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=capricious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Capricious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=capricious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capricious