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Laune — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • caprice noun A sudden, impulsive change of mind or behavior with no clear reason.
  • freak noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
  • humour noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
  • mood noun A temporary state of mind or feeling.
  • spontaneity noun The quality of doing things on impulse, without planning ahead.
  • temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
  • vagary noun An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
  • velleity noun The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.
  • whim noun A sudden, playful, or impulsive idea or desire, with little or no real reason behind it.
  • whimsy noun A playful, quaint, or fanciful quality; also, a passing fanciful idea.

Senses

Laune is used for these senses in English:

  • caprice An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
  • freak (dated) A sudden change of mind.
  • humour (uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.
  • mood A mental or emotional state, composure.
  • spontaneity (countable) Spontaneous behaviour.
  • temper A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
  • vagary An impulsive or illogical desire; a caprice or whim.
  • velleity The lowest degree of desire or volition; a total lack of effort to act.

freak — full definition

  1. noun A person, animal, or thing that is highly unusual or abnormal.
  2. noun A person with an intense enthusiasm for something (informal).
  3. verb To react with sudden panic, shock, or excitement (often "freak out").
  4. adj Highly unusual or unexpected.

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