Definition of caprice

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ca·price    (k-prs) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. An impulsive change of mind.
   2. An inclination to change one's mind impulsively.
   3. A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes: A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature.
2. Music A capriccio.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio, fright, sudden start : capo, head (from Latin caput; see kaput- in Indo-European roots) + riccio, curly (from Latin ricius, hedgehog, from r)