different between capricious vs reversible

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

• auriscopic

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French.

Adjective

reversible (not comparable)

1. Able to be reversed.
2. (of clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
3. (chemistry, of a chemical reaction) Capable of proceeding in either direction.
4. (physics, of a phase change) Capable of returning to the original state.
5. (thermodynamics) Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Antonyms

• irreversible

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. A garment that can be worn inside out.

Anagrams

• silver beer

Catalan

Adjective

reversible (masculine and feminine plural reversibles)

1. reversible

Related terms

• revers

Further reading

• “reversible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reversible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reversible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reversible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural of reversibel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural of reversibel

Spanish

Adjective

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. reversible

Further reading

• “reversible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.