caprices
Impulsive fleeting desires
Caprices are sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behavior—whims that seem to arise without reason.
The word carries a slightly literary or old-fashioned tone: the caprices of fate, subject to the caprices of a tyrant.
A caprice is an individual instance; caprices emphasizes a pattern of fickleness or volatility.
Spontaneous, capricious notions
- fanciesFeels attraction toward
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
- vagariesUnpredictable changes or variations
flights · frolics · quirks · eccentricities · fantasies · daydreams · oddities · peculiarities
Lack of steadiness
- changeabilityTendency to alter frequently
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
- variabilityTendency to change
instability · inconsistency · unsteadiness · flightiness · mutability · wavering · vacillation · indecision
Abrupt temperament changes
- erratic behaviorUnpredictable, inconsistent conduct
- snap judgmentsRapid assessments without deliberation
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
- petulanceIrritable, childish impatience
Free-form musical composition
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- rhapsodyEffusive musical composition
- scherzoSpirited orchestral movement
- etudeInstrumental practice composition
virtuosity · Paganini · bravura · cadenza · variations · flourishes · ornamentation · brilliance
Hispanic food brand
- etchingsPrints from incised plates
- printsCopied images on paper
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- satireMockery exposing vice
fantasy art · imaginative · surreal · visionary · allegory · social commentary · aquatint · engravings
whims
Spontaneous, capricious notions
vagaries · flights · frolics · quirks · eccentricities · fantasies · daydreams · oddities · peculiarities · idiosyncrasies
inconstancy
Lack of steadiness
- changeabilityTendency to alter frequently
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
variability · instability · inconsistency · unsteadiness · flightiness · mutability · wavering · vacillation · indecision · irresolution
mood swings
Abrupt temperament changes
- erratic behaviorUnpredictable, inconsistent conduct
- snap judgmentsRapid assessments without deliberation
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
fantasia
Free-form musical composition
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- rhapsodyEffusive musical composition
- scherzoSpirited orchestral movement
etude · virtuosity · Paganini · bravura · cadenza · variations · flourishes · ornamentation · brilliance · free form
Goya
Hispanic food brand
satire · fantasy art · imaginative · surreal · visionary · allegory · social commentary · aquatint · engravings · dream imagery
- piano piecesnocturne, etude, prelude, ballade, impromptu
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- quirkseccentricities, idiosyncrasies, peculiarities, oddities, foibles
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- sheet musicsheet music, treble clef, score, notes, scores
- Duet Musicduets, romantic duets, call and response, musical dialogue, piano accompaniment
capricesconstants
Unchanging fixed values
steadfastness · routines · habits · invariables · certainties
capricesdeliberations
Careful group discussion
intentions · plans · purposes · designs · resolutions
capricesnecessities
What you cannot lack
imperatives · requirements · obligations · inevitabilities · compulsions
capricious, caprice, capriciousness, capriccio, capriciously