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capricious

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??p????s/
  • Rhymes: -???s

Adjective

capricious (comparative more capricious, superlative most capricious)

  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
    Synonyms: arbitrary, whimsical, fickle
    Antonyms: conscientious, rigorous

Usage notes

  • Capricious can describe both a person and the decisions they make.

Derived terms

  • capriciously

Related terms

  • caprice

Translations

Anagrams

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oddball

English

Etymology

Compound of odd +? ball. Attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???d?b?l/

Noun

oddball (plural oddballs)

  1. An eccentric or unusual person.
  2. (neuroscience) A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant.

Synonyms

  • (eccentric or unusual person): kook, odd duck, strange fish, queer fish, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person

Translations

Adjective

oddball (not comparable)

  1. Exotic, not mainstream.

Translations

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