English-Thai Dictionary

caprice

N การ เปลี่ยนใจ อย่างกะทันหัน  whim vagary notion kan-pian-jai-yang-ka-than-han

 

caprice

N แนวโน้ม ที่จะ เปลี่ยนใจ  nael-nom-ja-pian-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPRICE

n.A sudden start of the mind; a sudden change of opinion, or humor; a whim, freak, or particular fancy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPRICE

Ca *price ", n. Etym: [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap ), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole, Cab, Caper, v. i.]

 

1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite. " W. Irving.

 

2. (Mus. )

 

Defn: See Capriccio.

 

Syn. -- Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

caprice

ca price |kəˈprēs kəˈpris | ▶noun 1 a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior: her caprices had made his life impossible | a land where men were ruled by law and not by caprice. 2 Music another term for capriccio. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian (see capriccio ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

caprice

caprice |kəˈpriːs | ▶noun 1 a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour: her caprices made his life impossible | [ mass noun ] : a land where men were ruled by law and not by caprice. 2 Music another term for capriccio. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian (see capriccio ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

caprice

caprice noun 1 his wife's caprices: whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, fad, quirk, eccentricity, foible. 2 the staff tired of his caprice: fickleness, changeableness, volatility, capriciousness, unpredictability.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

caprice

caprice noun 1 his wife's caprices and demands made his life impossible: whim, whimsy, vagary, fancy, notion, fad, freak, humour, impulse, quirk, eccentricity, foible, crotchet, urge. 2 the staff tired of his tyranny and his caprice: fickleness, changeableness, volatility, inconstancy, capriciousness, fitfulness, unpredictability. ANTONYMS stability.

 

Duden Dictionary

Caprice

Ca p ri ce , Ka p ri ce , Ca pri ce Ka pri ce Substantiv, feminin gehoben , die Kaprice |Capr i ce Kapr i ce kaˈpriːsə französisch kaˈpris …sə |die Caprice; Genitiv: der Caprice, Plural: die Capricen die Kaprice; Genitiv: der Kaprice, Plural: die Kapricen französisch caprice = Laune 1 Eigensinn, Laune, wunderlicher Einfall 2 französische Form von Capriccio

 

French Dictionary

caprice

caprice n. m. nom masculin 1 Désir subit et passager. : Faire des caprices. SYNONYME coup de ; lubie ; saute d ’humeur ; toquade . 2 Cours changeant des choses. : Les caprices de la mode.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

caprice

ca price /kəpríːs /名詞 1 ｟かたく ｠C 気まぐれ, 移り気, むら気 ; U 気まぐれな傾向 .2 C 〘楽 〙奇想曲, カプリッチオ (capriccio ) 〘短くて形式の自由な音楽 〙.