capriciousness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English capricious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English capriciousness From capricious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being capricious.
To employ always the same witnesses, he would excite speculation, and expose himself to the imputation of fickleness or capriciousness.
1827, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Rationale of Judicial Evidence, Specially Applied to English Practice:
Translations (5)
tr hercailik (Translations) · sv oberäknelighet (Translations) · sv oförutsägbarhet (Translations) · es caprichosidad (Translations) · sv nyckfullhet (Translations)