Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capriciousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: capri-cious-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being capricious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To employ always the same witnesses, he would excite speculation, and expose himself to the imputation of fickleness or capriciousness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English capricious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English capriciousness From capricious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

flightiness arbitrariness whimsicality whimsy whimsey unpredictability

Questions

What does capriciousness mean?: The quality of being capricious.
Where does capriciousness come from?: Etymology tree English capricious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English capriciousness From capricious + -ness.

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