Antonyms for capriciousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-prish-uhs, -pree-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəs


Definition of capriciousness

Origin :
  • 1590s, from French capricieux "whimsical" (16c.), from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (see caprice). Related: Capriciously; capriciousness.
  • As in instability : noun imbalance, inconstancy
  • As in insecureness : noun instability
  • As in precariousness : noun instability
  • As in quirkiness : noun eccentricity
  • As in ricketiness : noun unstableness
  • As in shakiness : noun instability
  • As in singularity : noun eccentricity
  • As in unstableness : noun unsteadiness
  • As in unsteadiness : noun unstableness
  • As in unsureness : noun instability
  • As in eccentricity : noun bizarreness, unusualness
  • As in flightiness : noun irresponsibility
Example sentences :
  • The capriciousness of love is also derived by him from an attachment to some god in a former world.
  • Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
  • Nor is this capriciousness exclusively the attribute of the poetic Muse.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 » by Various
  • My capriciousness had exhausted his patience, and he frankly said that he washed his hands of the "case."
  • Extract from : « My Life » by Josiah Flynt
  • It was the time to alarm him by coldness, by capriciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Grain Of Dust » by David Graham Phillips
  • “Capriciousness, natural in her condition,” commented all, even Capitan Tiago.
  • Extract from : « The Social Cancer » by Jos Rizal
  • These gave the horse the reputation of capriciousness and unreliability.
  • Extract from : « Clever Hans » by Oskar Pfungst
  • And it was on this account and for Norman's sake that Lois put up with her capriciousness.
  • Extract from : « Gordon Keith » by Thomas Nelson Page
  • The capriciousness of the resolution startled me; but I approved whole-heartedly.
  • Extract from : « Jaffery » by William J. Locke
  • The seriousness of the situation had extinguished in the girl all coquetry and capriciousness.
  • Extract from : « Atlantis » by Gerhart Hauptmann
  • Wit, capriciousness, generosity, emotion—you have said it—they were all there.
  • Extract from : « The Cardinal's Snuff-Box » by Henry Harland

Synonyms for capriciousness

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