kəˈprē(ˌ)chō, -ˈi-, -_chēˌō noun
( plural capriccios -ōz ; also capric·ci -(ˌ)chē)
Etymology: Italian
1. : a sudden apparently unmotivated turn of mind : fancy , whimsy
notwithstanding his excellences … Lamb could be guilty of capriccio — John Mason Brown
2. : a sudden sportive motion or action : caper , prank
magnificent were thy capriccios on this globe of earth — Charles Lamb
3.
a. : a composition or adornment (as in sculpture) showing unrestrained fancy
a neobaroque monument covered with decorative forms which … are intended as capriccios — J.T.Soby
b. : an instrumental piece in free form usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style — called also caprice