capricious
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
capricious adjective: impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
Adjective
capricious (comparative more capricious, superlative most capricious)
- Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
- Antonyms:
- conscientious, rigorous
capricious meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
capricious in Hindi
- impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
- तरंगी taraṅgī, झक्की jhakkī, सनकी sankī, मौजी maujī, मन-चला man-calā, मुतलव्विन mutlavvin
capricious in Urdu
- موجی, متقلب, ترنگی
capricious in Bengali
- খামখেয়ালি, হঠাৎ পরিবর্তনশীল মেজাজ, আচরণের
capricious in Malayalam
- ചപലപ്രകൃതിയായ, പെട്ടെന്ന് മനസ്സുമാറുന്ന, ചഞ്ചല മനസ്സോടു കൂടിയ, ചപലമായ
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- capricious in Kannada
- ಚಂಚಲ, ಚಪಲ, ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ, ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಬದಲಾಗುವ
- capricious in Odia
- ଚଞ୍ଚଳ cañcaḷa
- capricious in Arabic
- مُتَقَلِّب mutaqallib
- capricious in Indonesian
- sulit diduga, licin, licik
- capricious in Persian
- دمدمیمزاج damdami-mezâj
- capricious in Thai
- ตามอำเภอใจ tāmxảp̣hexcı
Examples of capricious in a sentence
- I am heere with thee, and thy Goats, as the moſt capricious Poet honeſt Ouid was among Gothes.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First...
- "Capricious?" And at this monsieur began to laugh.1876 June, Henry James, Jr., chapter I, in The American, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, […], published 5 May 1877...
- The apparent capricious nature of lightning is evidenced by the range of extremes as well as, in some cases, the unique nature of the damage that results.1965 February 25, Civil Aeronautics Board, “Analysis”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Pan American World Airways, Inc Boeing 707-121, N709PA...
Synonyms of capricious
Antonyms
Forms of capricious
| comparative | more capricious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most capricious |
Origin of capricious
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.
Words formed from capricious
Words that rhyme with capricious
Questions about capricious
- What does capricious mean?
- Capricious means impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- What is capricious in Hindi?
- Capricious in Hindi is तरंगी (taraṅgī), झक्की (jhakkī), सनकी (sankī). See Capricious meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use capricious in a sentence?
- I am heere with thee, and thy Goats, as the moſt capricious Poet honeſt Ouid was among Gothes.
- What part of speech is capricious?
- Capricious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce capricious?
- Capricious is pronounced /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/.
Words near capricious in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: capricious (page history and authors); capricious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); capricious (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); capricious (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); capricious (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଚଞ୍ଚଳ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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