caprice
Roget-categorie 608
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.1. Acts of volition
#608.
Caprice
zelfstandig naamwoord
caprice,
fancy,
humor —
whim,
whimsy,
whimsey†,
whimwham† —
crotchet,
capriccio,
quirk,
freak,
maggot,
fad,
vagary,
prank,
fit,
flimflam,
escapade,
boutade [Fr.],
wild-goose chase —
capriciousness
etc.
adj. —
kink.
werkwoord
be capricious
etc.
adj. —
have a maggot in the brain —
take it into one's head,
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel —
blow hot and cold —
play fast and loose,
play fantastic tricks —
tourner casaque [Fr.].
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
capricious —
erratic,
eccentric,
fitful,
hysterical —
full of whims
etc.
n. —
maggoty —
inconsistent,
fanciful,
fantastic,
whimsical,
crotchety,
kinky [U.S.],
particular,
humorsome†,
freakish,
skittish,
wanton,
wayward —
contrary —
captious —
arbitrary —
unconformable
etc.
83 —
penny wise and pound foolish —
fickle
etc.
(irresolute)
605 —
frivolous,
sleeveless,
giddy,
volatile.
bijwoord
by fits and starts,
without rhyme or reason.
uitdrukking
nil fuit unquain sic inipar sibi [Lat.] —
the deuce is in him.
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