CAPRICE


Meaning of CAPRICE in English

ca ‧ price /kəˈpriːs/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Italian capriccio 'head with hair standing straight up, shudder' , from capo 'head' + riccio 'hedgehog' ]

1 . [uncountable and countable] a sudden and unreasonable change of mind or behaviour:

the caprices of a spoilt child

2 . [uncountable] the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.