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Added 9 October 2026

caprice

/kəˈpɹiːs/ noun

In Latin: arbitrium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about caprice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
A brief romance.
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.

Origin

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio.

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