capricious
Meaning of capricious
adjective
- given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.
it's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss
early 17th century: from French capricieux, from Italian (see capriccioso).
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Hyphenation of capricious
capri-cious
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- capricious is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
capricious synonyms
Meaning freakish:
Meaning impulsive:
Meaning changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) not faithful and dependable:
Meaning liable to unpredictable variation:
Meaning not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change:
Meaning likely to change or fail; not firmly established:
Meaning subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind:
Meaning (of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion:
Meaning not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable:
Meaning wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute:
Meaning occurring at uneven or varying rates or intervals:
Meaning acting at variance with one's own principles or former behaviour:
Meaning active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady:
Meaning based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system:
Meaning (of a person) liable to unreasonable changes of mood:
Meaning (of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated:
Meaning impossible to control or govern:
Meaning existing only in the imagination:
Meaning fickle and irresponsible:
Meaning difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour:
Meaning having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects:
Meaning not able to be predicted; changeable:
Meaning made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision:
Meaning fortuitous; accidental:
Meaning lacking any obvious principle of organization:
capricious antonyms
Meaning (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed:
Meaning acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate:
Anagrams of capricious
Words that rhyme with capricious
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