Synonyms for Capriciousness
Definition of capriciousness
- noun
- the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
- the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
6 synonyms found
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