caprice
Impulsive mental swerve
A caprice is a sudden, impulsive change of mind or behavior—a whim that seems to come from nowhere.
The word suggests fickleness rather than reasoned decision: She changed her plans on a caprice.
In music, a caprice (or capriccio) is a lively, free-form composition.
Someone prone to caprices is capricious.
Playful, capricious quality
- fancyElaborate or decorative
- impulseSudden urge to act
- notionImprecise mental impression
- vagaryUnpredictable change or action
whimsy · urge · inclination · passing fancy · spontaneity · arbitrariness · fickleness · changeability
Changeable emotional state
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- petulanceIrritable, childish impatience
- sullennessSilently resentful ill humor
- mercurialProne to sudden change
volatile · fickle · erratic · changeable · tempestuous · irritability · touchiness · emotional
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- originalityNovel creative quality
unconventionality · unpredictability · singularity · novelty · kookiness · bizarreness · outlandishness · strangeness
Playful, capricious quality
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- fancifulnessImaginative, unrealistic quality
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
levity · frivolity · gaiety · mirth · drollery · jest · frolic · jollity
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
vagary · whimsy · urge · inclination · passing fancy · spontaneity · arbitrariness · fickleness · changeability · inconstancy
moodiness
Changeable emotional state
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- petulanceIrritable, childish impatience
- sullennessSilently resentful ill humor
mercurial · volatile · fickle · erratic · changeable · tempestuous · irritability · touchiness · emotional · brooding
quirk
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
originality · unconventionality · unpredictability · singularity · novelty · kookiness · bizarreness · outlandishness · strangeness · nonconformity
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- lightheartednessCheerful lack of worry
- fancifulnessImaginative, unrealistic quality
quirkiness · levity · frivolity · gaiety · mirth · drollery · jest · frolic · jollity · silliness
virtuosity
Exceptional technical skill
- fantasiaFree-form musical composition
- rhapsodyEffusive musical composition
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
etude · variation · cadenza · Paganini · scherzo · romantic · bravura · flourish
- playfulnessplay, frolic, romp, fun, mirth
- whimswhim, whimsy, fancy, impulse, notion
- whimsywhimsy, whim, fairies, unicorns, fancy
- Classical Pianopiano, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin
- piano piecesnocturne, etude, prelude, ballade, impromptu
- Arbitrarinessrandomness, whimsy, haphazardness, unpredictability, chance
capricedeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
reason · reasonableness · rationality · calculation · forethought
capricedetermination
Firmness of purpose
resolve · purpose · conviction · commitment · dedication
capriceconstancy
Unchanging faithfulness over time
steadfastness · stability · steadiness · permanence · changelessness
capricious, capriciousness, capriccio, caprices, capriciously