Definitions

capriciousness

[kuh-prish-uhs-nis, -pree-shuhs-] / kəˈprɪʃ əs nɪs, -ˈpri ʃəs- /

NOUN

eccentricity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foible idiosyncrasy peculiarity quirk weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness queerness singularity strangeness unconventionality whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

WEAK

commonality dullness regularness uniformity usual

NOUN

flightiness

Synonyms

STRONG

changeability dizziness fickleness flippancy frivolity giddiness inconstancy instability levity lightness variability volatility whimsicality

WEAK

airheadedness mercurialness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

seriousness

WEAK

responsibility

NOUN

insecureness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness unsureness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

instability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiety fluctuation insecurity uncertainty volatility vulnerability weakness

STRONG

alternation changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness transience unpredictability unreliability unsteadiness vacillation variability wavering

WEAK

unfixedness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm

WEAK

balance constancy soundness stability steadfastness

NOUN

precariousness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy restlessness shakiness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness unsureness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

quirkiness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idiosyncrasy peculiarity weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice foible freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness queerness quirk singularity strangeness unconventionality whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

NOUN

ricketiness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness wobbliness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

shakiness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness unsureness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

singularity

Synonyms

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice foible freakishness idiosyncrasy irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness peculiarity queerness quirk quirkiness strangeness unconventionality weirdness whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

NOUN

unstableness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness ricketiness shakiness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness wobbliness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

unsteadiness

Synonyms

STRONG

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecurity instability irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness ricketiness shakiness transience uncertainty unpredictability unreliability vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

WEAK

unfixedness wobbliness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm certainty ease peace strength sureness

NOUN

unsureness

Synonyms

WEAK

alternation anxiety changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluctuation fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude insecureness insecurity irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness transience uncertainty unfixedness unpredictability unreliability unstableness unsteadiness vacillation variability volatility vulnerability wavering weakness

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Capriciousness is where Reijn’s movie sets itself apart from any other flick that touches on similar subject matter — particularly the “Fifty Shades” series, which may be the most obvious comparison.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

Capriciousness and gratuitous cruelty are just as likely to greet the unsuspecting intruder as are delight and good fortune.

From Time Magazine Archive

Experienced was he, beyond all doubt, in their pretty tricks, and foibles, since he had ever been a diligent student of Feminine Capriciousness when the "Merry Monarch" ruled the land.

From The Money Moon A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

Capriciousness and great dissatisfaction with myself and life generally.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion by Ellis, Havelock

Capriciousness of taste in the birds themselves appears a more fitting explanation.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Darwin, Charles

capriciousness

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