Capricciosity

/ˌkæprɪˈtʃɒsɪti/ noun

Definition

An alternate form of capriciousness; the quality of being capricious, unpredictable, or whimsical.

Etymology

Formed from capriccio + -osity, a suffix meaning the quality or state of. This is a less common variant of 'capriciousness,' reflecting the multiple pathways English uses to create abstract nouns.

Kelly Says

This word is so rare that most dictionaries don't list it, but it shows how creative English speakers are—when one word exists, we can usually invent three more with different suffixes.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስክር (miskir)
mis-kir
ARالعربية
هَمَّة (hammah)
ham-mah
BNবাংলা
প্রবণতা (probonta)
pro-bon-ta
CACatalà
capriçositat
kap-ree-cho-si-tat
CSČeština
kafky
kaf-kee
DADansk
humør
hu-mor
DEDeutsch
Launenhaftigkeit
lauh-nen-haf-ti-keit
ELΕλληνικά
τροπάκια (tropákia)
tro-pa-kee-ah
ESEspañol
caprichosidad
kap-ree-cho-see-dad
FAفارسی
هوس (hūs)
hoos
FISuomi
hullunperään
hull-un-peh-raen
FRFrançais
capricieuse
kap-ri-seez
GUGU
મુક્તિ (mukti)
moo-k-tee
HAHA
kwanci
kwan-chi
HEעברית
הרגשות (hargeshot)
har-ges-shot
HIहिन्दी
कैफ़ियत (kaifiyat)
kai-fee-yat
HUMagyar
kedvesség
ked-ves-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keinginan
kee-ee-dee-han
IGIG
ọmọ
oh-moh
ITItaliano
capricciosità
kap-ree-chios-ee-ta
JA日本語
気まぐれさ (kimaguresa)
kee-ma-gu-reh-sa
KKKK
кеңестік (kenestik)
ken-es-tik
KMKM
ចំណង់ (cham-nang)
cham-nang
KO한국어
변덕스러움 (byeondeokseureoum)
byeon-deok-seu-reu-um
MRMR
मानसिकता (manasikta)
ma-na-si-kta
MSBahasa Melayu
kehendak
keh-hen-dak
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် (kyuntaw)
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
capriolen
kap-ree-o-len
NONorsk
humør
hu-mor
PAPA
ਮਨੁੱਖੀ (manukhī)
man-ukh-ee
PLPolski
kaprysowość
kap-riss-o-v-schtch
PTPortuguês
caprichosidade
kap-ree-cho-see-dade
RORomână
caprici
kap-ree-chi
RUРусский
капризность (kapriznost)
kap-reez-no-st
SVSvenska
humör
hu-mor
SWKiswahili
mtazamo
m-ta-za-mo
TAதமிழ்
நேர்மையின்மை (neṟmaiyinmai)
neh-r-mai-yin-mai
TEతెలుగు
భావోద్వేగం (bhāvo dvēgam)
bha-vo dv-e-gam
THไทย
อารมณ์ (armon)
ar-mon
TLTL
pag-aari
pah-ga-a-ri
TRTürkçe
tuhaflık
too-haf-lik
UKУкраїнська
капризи (kapriz)
kap-ree-zee
URاردو
خُلُق (khulq)
khul-q
VITiếng Việt
cảm tính
cam tinh
YOYO
àgbà
a-gba
ZH中文
古怪 (guài guài)
gwai gwai
ZUZU
umoya
u-mo-ya

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