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caprice

/kəpˈɹis/kuh-PREES
/kəpˈɹis/kuh-PREES

Meaninga whim

Common meaning: a sudden whim

Journey through time

  1. Italiancapriccio‘a caprice, whim’source
  2. Frenchcaprice‘humour, caprichio, giddy thought’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftshumour, caprichio, giddy thought → a sudden whimcaprice‘a sudden whim’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian capriccio ‘a whim’.

Roots

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