unpredictability

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From un- + predictability.

But some moments later, when he turned to me, I threw back at him a phrase he had used in the Torres Strait: “An incident, captain?” “No, sir,” he replied, “this time an accident.” “Serious?” “Perhaps.” “Is there any immediate danger?” “No.” “The Nautilus has run aground?” “Yes.” “And this accident came about ...? ” “Through nature’s unpredictability, not man’s incapacity. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

capriciousness

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