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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•price /kəˈpris/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a sudden, unpredictable change.
- [uncountable] a tendency to change one's mind without motive.
ca•pri•cious /kəˈprɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. ca•pri•cious•ly, adv. ca•pri•cious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•price (kə prēs′),USA pronunciation n. - a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive;
whimsicality;
capriciousness:With the caprice of a despotic king, he alternated between kindness and cruelty. - Music and Dancecapriccio (def. 1).
- Italian; see capriccio
- French
- 1660–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vagary, notion, whim, fancy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: caprice /kəˈpriːs/ n - a sudden or unpredictable change of attitude, behaviour, etc; whim
- a tendency to such changes
- another word for capriccio
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Italian capriccio a shiver, caprice, from capo head + riccio hedgehog, suggesting a convulsive shudder in which the hair stood on end like a hedgehog's spines; meaning also influenced by Italian capra goat, by folk etymology ca•pric•ci•o (kə prē′chē ō′; It. kä prēt′chô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ci•os, -ci (-chē).USA pronunciation - Music and Dancea composition in a free, irregular style.
- a caper;
prank. - a whim;
caprice.
- Italian, perh. a shortening of caporiccio head with bristling hair
- 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capriccio /kəˈprɪtʃɪˌəʊ/, caprice n ( pl -priccios, -pricci / -ˈpriːtʃɪ/, -prices)- a lively piece composed freely and without adhering to the rules for any specific musical form
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian: caprice |