capriciousness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
  2. noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment

Etymology

From capricious + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

unpredictability

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