caprice
noun
[ kəˈpriːs ]
• a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.
• "the caprices of the electorate"
Similar:
whim,
whimsy,
vagary,
fancy,
notion,
fad,
freak,
humour,
impulse,
quirk,
eccentricity,
foible,
crotchet,
urge,
fickleness,
changeableness,
volatility,
inconstancy,
capriciousness,
fitfulness,
unpredictability,
• another term for capriccio.
• "the caprice was divided into a theme and eleven variations"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French, from Italian (see capriccio).
