capricen.

Brit.

/kəˈpriːs/, U.S.

/kəˈpris/

Etymology: < (after 1660) French caprice, Italian capriccio: see capriccio n., and caprich n., which both preceded this. About 1700 ˈcaprice was a usual accentuation; Pope rhymed the word with vice.

a. A sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, mere fancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim

fantasya1450

wantonness1531

humour1533

worm?a1534

will1542

toy?1545

whey-worm1548

wild worm1548

freak1563

crotchet1573

fancy1579

whim-wham1580

whirligig1589

caper1592

megrim1593

spleen1594

kicksey-winsey1599

fegary1600

humorousness1604

curiosity1605

conundrum1607

whimsy1607

windmill1612

buzza1616

capriccioa1616

quirka1616

flama1625

maggota1625

fantasticality1631

capruch1634

gimcrack1639

whimseycado1654

caprich1656

excursion1662

frisk1665

caprice1673

fita1680

grub1681

fantasque1697

whim1697

frolic1711

flight1717

whigmaleery1730

vagary1753

maddock1787

kink1803

fizgig1824

fad1834

whimmery1837

fantod1839

brain crack1853

whimsy-whamsy1871

tic1896

tick1900

1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. iii. 61 Rho. Now have I the oddest thought... Melan. This is the strangest caprice in you.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. ii. 34 The Caprices of Womenkind are not limited by Climate or Nation.

1733 A. Pope Ess. Man ii. 225 That counter-works each Folly and Caprice; That disappoints th' Effect of ev'ry Vice.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x. 172 He was liable to be removed..at the caprice of any churchwarden.

1780 Digby's Elvira v, in R. Dodsley Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (ed. 2) XII. 205 Dependent on the wild caprice of others.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 120 The restraint which ordinary persons..are able to impose on their caprices.

b. The disposition of a mind subject to such humours; capriciousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness

giddinessa1290

lightnessc1384

gerishnessa1513

fantasticnessc1550

unstaidnessa1557

fantasticalness1583

triflingnessa1586

spleen1598

capriciousness1607

skittishness1607

humorousness1611

wavinga1628

volageness1633

arbitrariness1643

garishness1649

legerity1652

mercury1653

volatility1655

caprich1656

humoursomeness1662

hoity-toity1668

jollity1670

unaccountableness1676

freak1678

whimsya1680

featheriness1689

toysomeness1697

caprice1711

whimsicalness1715

flirtation1718

whima1721

flightiness1747

whimsicality1761

giggishness1781

fancifulness1818

hoity-toityness1820

whifflery1835

crotchetiness1837

quirkiness1870

faddishness1884

faddism1885

vagarity1886

erraticism1889

whimsiness1909

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 18 Criticks, of less Judgment than Caprice.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 435. ¶1 The Folly, Extravagance, and Caprice of the present Age.

1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) vii. 161 Say, Britain! whence this caprice of thy sons?

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 433 There was something appalling in the union of such boundless power and such boundless caprice.

c. transferred of things.

ΚΠ

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ii. 127 The vessel..left to the caprice of the winds and waves.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 150 This caprice of our climate.

1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. iii. 135 By a caprice of language.

a. A work of irregular and sportive fancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun] > product of

chimera1587

brainbrat1630

brain-being1659

capriccio1678

whim1678

whimsy1712

caprice1721

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Caprichio, Caprice..also a particular Piece of Musick, Painting and Poetry.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iii. 270 Extravagant combinations of fancy, caprices rapid and sportive as the animal from which they take their name.

b. Music. = capriccio n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > light or lively piece

toy1584

air1597

capriccio1696

port1721

divertimento1823

humoresque1869

bagatelle1880

caprice1880

1880 E. Prout in Grove Dict. Music at Capriccio In the present day the word Caprice is usually..applied to a piece of music constructed either on original subjects, and frequently in a modified sonata- or rondo-form (as in Mendelssohn's ‘Three Caprices,’ op. 33, or Sterndale Bennett's Caprice in E), or to a brilliant transcription of one or more subjects by other composers.

3. A kind of scarf so called.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > scarf > types of

weedsc1485

caprice1838

clouda1877

khatak1902

1838 Workwoman's Guide: Instr. Apparel 80 A dress scarf or caprice.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	caprice
释义	capricen. Brit. /kəˈpriːs/, U.S. /kəˈpris/ Etymology: < (after 1660) French caprice, Italian capriccio: see capriccio n., and caprich n., which both preceded this. About 1700 ˈcaprice was a usual accentuation; Pope rhymed the word with vice. 1. a. A sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed; a freak, whim, mere fancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim fantasya1450 wantonness1531 humour1533 worm?a1534 will1542 toy?1545 whey-worm1548 wild worm1548 freak1563 crotchet1573 fancy1579 whim-wham1580 whirligig1589 caper1592 megrim1593 spleen1594 kicksey-winsey1599 fegary1600 humorousness1604 curiosity1605 conundrum1607 whimsy1607 windmill1612 buzza1616 capriccioa1616 quirka1616 flama1625 maggota1625 fantasticality1631 capruch1634 gimcrack1639 whimseycado1654 caprich1656 excursion1662 frisk1665 caprice1673 fita1680 grub1681 fantasque1697 whim1697 frolic1711 flight1717 whigmaleery1730 vagary1753 maddock1787 kink1803 fizgig1824 fad1834 whimmery1837 fantod1839 brain crack1853 whimsy-whamsy1871 tic1896 tick1900 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode iv. iii. 61 Rho. Now have I the oddest thought... Melan. This is the strangest caprice in you. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iii. ii. 34 The Caprices of Womenkind are not limited by Climate or Nation. 1733 A. Pope Ess. Man ii. 225 That counter-works each Folly and Caprice; That disappoints th' Effect of ev'ry Vice. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x. 172 He was liable to be removed..at the caprice of any churchwarden. View more context for this quotation 1780 Digby's Elvira v, in R. Dodsley Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (ed. 2) XII. 205 Dependent on the wild caprice of others. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. ii. 120 The restraint which ordinary persons..are able to impose on their caprices. b. The disposition of a mind subject to such humours; capriciousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness giddinessa1290 lightnessc1384 gerishnessa1513 fantasticnessc1550 unstaidnessa1557 fantasticalness1583 triflingnessa1586 spleen1598 capriciousness1607 skittishness1607 humorousness1611 wavinga1628 volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 garishness1649 legerity1652 mercury1653 volatility1655 caprich1656 humoursomeness1662 hoity-toity1668 jollity1670 unaccountableness1676 freak1678 whimsya1680 featheriness1689 toysomeness1697 caprice1711 whimsicalness1715 flirtation1718 whima1721 flightiness1747 whimsicality1761 giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 hoity-toityness1820 whifflery1835 crotchetiness1837 quirkiness1870 faddishness1884 faddism1885 vagarity1886 erraticism1889 whimsiness1909 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 18 Criticks, of less Judgment than Caprice. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 435. ¶1 The Folly, Extravagance, and Caprice of the present Age. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame: Universal Passion (ed. 2) vii. 161 Say, Britain! whence this caprice of thy sons? 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 433 There was something appalling in the union of such boundless power and such boundless caprice. c. transferred of things. ΚΠ 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ii. 127 The vessel..left to the caprice of the winds and waves. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature & Cure Calculus 150 This caprice of our climate. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. iii. 135 By a caprice of language. 2. a. A work of irregular and sportive fancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun] > product of chimera1587 brainbrat1630 brain-being1659 capriccio1678 whim1678 whimsy1712 caprice1721 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Caprichio, Caprice..also a particular Piece of Musick, Painting and Poetry. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. iii. 270 Extravagant combinations of fancy, caprices rapid and sportive as the animal from which they take their name. b. Music. = capriccio n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > light or lively piece toy1584 air1597 capriccio1696 port1721 divertimento1823 humoresque1869 bagatelle1880 caprice1880 1880 E. Prout in Grove Dict. Music at Capriccio In the present day the word Caprice is usually..applied to a piece of music constructed either on original subjects, and frequently in a modified sonata- or rondo-form (as in Mendelssohn's ‘Three Caprices,’ op. 33, or Sterndale Bennett's Caprice in E), or to a brilliant transcription of one or more subjects by other composers. 3. A kind of scarf so called. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > scarf > types of weedsc1485 caprice1838 clouda1877 khatak1902 1838 Workwoman's Guide: Instr. Apparel 80 A dress scarf or caprice. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1673
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