caprice
noun/kəˈpriːs/
/kəˈpriːs/
(formal)- [countable] a sudden change in attitude or behaviour for no obvious reason synonym whim
- [uncountable] the fact of tending to change your mind suddenly or behave unexpectedly
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian capriccio, literally ‘head with the hair standing on end’, hence ‘horror’, later ‘a sudden start’ (influenced by capra ‘goat’, associated with frisky movement), from capo ‘head’ + riccio ‘hedgehog’.
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