Definition of caprice Caprice

/kʌpɹiˈs/ - [kuprees] - ca•price

We found 10 definitions of caprice from 6 different sources.

What does caprice mean?

Noun Plural: caprices
caprice - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"
		impulse, whim
		desire an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"

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caprice (Noun)
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action.
caprice (Noun)
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
caprice (Noun)
A disposition to be impulsive.
caprice (Noun)
An impulsive change of mind.

caprice (v. i.)
An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.
caprice (v. i.)
See Capriccio.

caprice
ka-prēs′, n. a change of humour or opinion without reason: a freak: changeableness.—ns. Capriccio (ka-prēt′cho), a sportive motion: (mus.) a species of free composition, not subject to rule as to form or figure; Capriccio′so, a direction in music for a free style.—adj. Capri′cious (Shak.), humorous: full of caprice: changeable.—adv. Capri′ciously.—n. Capri′ciousness. [Fr. caprice—It. capriccio; perh. from L. capra, a she-goat.]