Word Meanings - CAPRICE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
See FICKLENESS (more info) a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.
Additional info about word: CAPRICE
See FICKLENESS (more info) a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, 1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." W. Irving.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CAPRICE)
- Cobweb
- Trifle
- cipher
- moonshine
- prejudice
- bugbear
- phantasy
- caprice
- Humor
- Disposition
- temper
- mood
- jocoseness
- pleasantry
- frame
- drollery
- fun
- Vagary
- Whim
- fancy
- crotchet
- freak
Related words: (words related to CAPRICE)
- HUMOR
A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. "A body full of humors." Sir W. Temple. 3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids - PHANTASY
See FANCY - MOONSHINER
A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is largely done at night. - TRIFLE
trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. With such poor trifles playing. Drayton. Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong - TEMPER SCREW
1. A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drill jar at each stroke. 2. A set screw used for adjusting. - CIPHER
A character which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold. 2. One who, or that which, has no weight or influence. Here he was a mere cipher. W. Irving. 3. A character - FANCYWORK
Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc. - HUMOROUSLY
1. Capriciously; whimsically. We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. Calamy. 2. Facetiously; wittily. - FANCYMONGER
A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. Shak. - COBWEB
The European spotted flycatcher. Cobweb lawn, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. Beck. Draper's Dict. Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. Beau. & Fl. Cobweb micrometer, a micrometer in which threads of cobwed are - TEMPERER
One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water. - COBWEBBY
Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb. - CROTCHETED
Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation. Harmar . - TRIFLER
One who trifles. Waterland. - HUMORSOMENESS
Quality of being humorsome. - TEMPERATURE
Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or - FANCY
fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. bhato shine. Cf. 1. The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the - TEMPERAMENTAL
Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional. Sir T. Browne. - HUMORIST
One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors. 2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways. He . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life. Addison. 3. One who displays - HUMORSOMELY
Pleasantly; humorously. - GOOD-HUMORED
Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good- natured. - UNFRAME
To take apart, or destroy the frame of. Dryden. - DISTEMPERATE
1. Immoderate. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. Diseased; disordered. Wodroephe. - ATTEMPER
1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature. If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered still. Trench. 2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice - DISTEMPERATURE
1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. 2. Disorder; confusion. Shak. 3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures - DISFANCY
To dislike. - UNTEMPERATE
Intemperate. - ILL-TEMPERED
1. Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome. 2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt away. Pepys. - INFANCY
The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. (more info) 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their - CONTEMPERATURE
The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture; temperature. The different contemperature of the elements. SDouth. - DECIPHERMENT
The act of deciphering. - MISTEMPER
To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head. Warner. This inundation of mistempered humor. Shak.