Caprice, changeful mood; an instance of this; a caprice, whim. †Often in at, after, according to, upon one's own fantasy (obs.).
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释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim (64) fantasya1450 Caprice, changeful mood; an instance of this; a caprice, whim. †Often in at, after, according to, upon one's own fantasy (obs.). wantonness1531 Caprice, whim. Also: an instance of this. Obsolete. humour1533 A particular disposition, inclination, or liking, esp. one having no apparent ground or reason; a fancy, a whim. Also occasionally as a mass… worm?a1534 figurative. A whim or ‘maggot’ in the brain; a perverse fancy or desire; a streak of madness or insanity. Often wild worm (cf. sense 2). Obsolete… will1542 An instance of wilfulness; a whim. Obsolete. rare. toy?1545 A foolish, fanciful, or odd notion or conceit; a fancy, whim, caprice. Obsolete. whey-worm1548 see quot. 1828; figurative a whim. wild worm1548 a fantastic notion, whim. freak1563 A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a capricious humour, notion, whim, or vagary. crotchet1573 A whimsical fancy; a perverse conceit; a peculiar notion on some point (usually considered unimportant) held by an individual in opposition to… fancy1579 Caprice, changeful mood; an instance of this, a caprice, a whim. Also concr. a whimsical thing. whim-wham1580 A fantastic notion, odd fancy; = whim, n.1 3. whirligig1589 gen. and figurative, in various applications: (a) Something that is continually whirling, or in constant movement or activity of any kind; †(b) a… caper1592 A frolicsome leap, like that of a playful kid; a frisky movement, esp. in dancing; said also of horses; figurative a fantastic proceeding or freak. megrim1593 A whim, a fancy: a fad. Now rare. spleen1594 A sudden impulse; a whim or caprice. kicksey-winsey1599 A fantastic device; a whim or erratic fancy. (In quot. 1640 apparently used interjectionally.) fegary1600 A vagary, prank, freak; a whim, eccentricity. humorousness1604 A groundless inclination, a caprice. Obsolete. rare. curiosity1605 A desire to make trial or experience of anything novel; trifling interest or desire; a fancy, a whim. Obsolete. conundrum1607 A whim, crotchet, maggot, conceit. Obsolete. whimsy1607 = whim, n.1 3. windmill1612 figurative and allusively. A fanciful notion, a crotchet; a visionary scheme or project. Obsolete. buzza1616 figurative. A groundless fancy, whim, ‘fad’. Cf. bee, n.1 4. Obsolete. capriccioa1616 = caprice, n. 1. Obsolete. quirka1616 A surge of emotion; a sudden (change in) mood; a whim, an impulse. Now rare. flama1625 A fanciful notion, caprice, whim. Obsolete. maggota1625 A whimsical, eccentric, strange, or perverse notion or idea. Now archaic and regional. fantasticality1631 concr. and quasi-concr. Something that is fantastical; a crotchet, whim. capruch1634 ? = caprich, n., caprice. gimcrack1639 A fanciful notion; also, a ‘dodge’, underhand design. Obsolete. whimseycado1654 (?) A whim. caprich1656 = capriccio, n., caprice, n. excursion1662 figurative. An outburst (of feeling); a sally (of wit); an overstepping of the bounds of propriety or custom, a freak; vagary, escapade. Obsolete. frisk1665 transferred and figurative. A brisk sportive movement; a frolic; also, a freak, whim. †frisk of nature = freak of nature at freak, n.1 4b. caprice1673 A sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim… fita1680 In various uses originally transferred from 3. A capricious impulse, humour, mood. grub1681 (See quot. 1706 and cf. maggot, n.1 2.) Obsolete. fantasque1697 Fancy, whim. Obs. whim1697 A capricious notion or fancy; a fantastic or freakish idea; an odd fancy. frolic1711 = whim, n.1 flight1717 figurative. A fit or burst of unreasonable humour, caprice, or the like; also, flightiness, caprice. whigmaleery1730 Anything fanciful or whimsical; a fantastic notion, whim, crotchet; a fanciful ornament, contrivance, etc. Also attributive. vagary1753 An erratic play of fancy; a fantastic, eccentric, or extravagant idea or notion. (Cf. 2.) maddock1787 English regional (northern). A whim. Cf. maggot, n.1 2. Obsolete. kink1803 figurative. A mental twist; an odd or fantastic notion; a crotchet, whim. In recent use also = a state of madness; an instance of, the practice of… fizgig1824 In various senses suggested by the grotesque sound of the word or by association with fizz, n.. A silly notion, an absurd crotchet. fad1834 A crotchety rule of action; a peculiar notion as to the right way of doing something; a pet project, esp. of social or political reform, to which… whimmery1837 a piece of whimsicality. fantod1839 A crotchety way of acting; a fad. brain crack1853 a whimsical or eccentric notion. whimsy-whamsy1871 = whim-wham, n. 2. Also attributive. tic1896 A whim: = tick, n.5 2. tick1900 A whim, a fancy; a peculiar habit or notion, an idiosyncrasy. Subcategories:— caprices (2) — capricious action (8) |
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