capricious C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /kəˈprɪʃəs/ UK /kəˈprɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behavior The capricious weather ruined their picnic plans. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · given to sudden,... ficklewhimsicalunpredictableerraticmercurialvolatileimpulsive ↔ Opposites steadyconstantconsistentsteadfastreliable Word family Derived forms capriciouslycapriciousness Related forms caprice Etymology AI details From French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio ('whim'); see caprice. capriccio Italian caput Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # capricious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kəˈprɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈprɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behavior ## Examples - The capricious weather ruined their picnic plans. ## Synonyms - fickle - whimsical - unpredictable - erratic - mercurial - volatile - impulsive ## Antonyms - steady - constant - consistent - steadfast - reliable ## Derived Forms - capriciously - capriciousness ## Related Forms - caprice ## Roots and Affixes - Root: capriccio - Root: caput ## Etymology From French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio ('whim'); see caprice. ## AI Etymology Capricious is from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio ('whim'); see caprice. Important recorded forms include capriccio (Italian) and caput (Latin). The current sense covers given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behavior. The wider family includes derived forms such as capriciously and capriciousness and related words such as caprice. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown